HUGIN Superior
A deep-water survey AUV combining synthetic-aperture sonar with a broad environmental sensor suite.
- Country / region
- Norway
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Kongsberg Discovery
- Origin / production countries
- Norway
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Named configuration; see the evidence and specification notes
- Operators / programme customers
- Not established in the reviewed public sources
Evidence & current status
Public specifications are attributed to the cited sources. Advertised limits are not assumed to occur simultaneously.
Role & capabilities
- Seabed imaging
- Mine-countermeasure survey
- Environmental assessment
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Untethered survey AUV
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Battery-electric; 62.5 kWh pressure-tolerant battery
Data-sheet baseline.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Approximately 6.6 m long; 0.875 m diameter
Published nominal dimensions.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- Approximately 2,200 kg
Published nominal vehicle mass.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 72 hours at 3 knots or 52 hours at 4 knots
Payload active for 90% of mission; different speed baselines.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 2–5.2 knots; typical survey speed 3–4 knots
Published speed range, not full-endurance speed.
Source ↗ - Operating depth
- 6,000 m
Manufacturer depth rating.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Synthetic-aperture sonar, multibeam and configurable survey sensors
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Acoustic underwater; Wi-Fi/UHF and Iridium at surface
Link availability depends on vehicle position and fitted equipment.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Dedicated deck or containerised launch and recovery system
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
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