Navantia Australia has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) with DNV to collaborate on the development and advancement of Navantia Australia’s Uncrewed Landing Craft (ULC) concept.
“Navantia Australia is proud to work with DNV on the Uncrewed Landing Craft concept. This collaboration brings together our sovereign design capability and DNV’s global expertise in autonomous vessel certification, ensuring that the ULC will meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and operational effectiveness for the Australian Defence Force. Our commitment to innovation and continuous improvement is at the heart of this collaboration, and we look forward to delivering a platform that sets new benchmarks in naval technology,” Managing Director, Navantia Australia, Israel Lozano, said.
The parties will explore avenues for technical cooperation, including advisory support and consideration of an Approval in Principle using DNV’s Class Guidance DNV-CG-0264 for autonomous and remotely operated vessels, as well as Rules covering the DNV class notation AROS (autonomous and remotely operated ships).
“DNV is delighted to work alongside Navantia Australia in advancing the Uncrewed Landing Craft concept. By combining our expertise in technical advisory and classification with Navantia’s strong naval design capabilities, we aim to drive innovation in naval systems and platforms, advancing the development of next generation autonomous vessels. Together, we are committed to supporting Australia’s defence industry with robust, future-ready solutions," Head of Maritime Advisory ANZ, DNV, Jonathan Abrahams, stated.
Navantia Australia and DNV will participate in joint promotional activities to showcase the ULC concept and its innovative capabilities.
Both parties will continue to engage in planning discussions to shape the future direction of the ULC and will use Navantia Australia’s experience in naval vessel and systems design, independent analysis capability, and growing sovereign engineering talent.