3. Kongsberg HUGIN Superior
Among Kongsberg’s esteemed AUV family, the HUGIN Superior marks the most recent development. This advanced platform offers great operational range together with outstanding navigational precision. It offers until unheard-of seafloor mapping resolution using synthetic aperture sonar and multibeam echo sounders. While its depth rating of 6,000 meters qualifies the vehicle for deep-sea exploration, its sophisticated battery technology allows missions lasting up to 100 hours. The modular architecture of the HUGIN Superior makes it flexible for several mission profiles from environmental monitoring to offshore energy infrastructure inspection by allowing customising with alternative sensor packages.