Swarmly‘s head offices and manufacturing facilities are located in Limassol, Cyprus. The company is known for its Poseidon VTOL UAS (H10 and H12 models) which serve in the armed forces of 8 countries from Africa, South-East Asia and Europe, including the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Specifically the company told Naval News that in Ukraine, they are among very few foreign-made systems that can operate in the very difficult GPS-denied and electronic warfare environment one may face there.

Naval News talked with Swarmly and learned that the company will unveil its first Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in the upcoming Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2023 held 9-11 May. In this article we share with you exclusive information and renderings about the promising uncrewed vessel.

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The new USV is named B5 Hydra. It is designed for high speed, long endurance maritime and coastal patrol. The hull measures 6 meters in length, 2.36 meters in width, and has a draft of 0.65 meters. It weighs 1,200kg and its height above waterline is only 2.1 meters. The USV is designed to fit into a single 20’ (or two in a 40’) shipping container and launched by just two operators.

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