KATANA
The KATANA is a high speed unmanned surface vehicle developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The USV is 12 meters (39 feet) long and 2.80 meters (9 feet) wide, and is able to reach a speed of 60 knots, over 110 kilometers (68 miles) per hour. The craft is driven by two 560 horsepower diesel engines and can deploy a variety of non-lethal countermeasures (stun grenades) and obscurants (smoke). The system can be controlled remotely via a satellite link. KATANA can also be driven in a manned configuration and has a mission range of 350 nautical miles.
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IAI Unveils New Unmanned Surface Vehicle
6 February 2014 - Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its new Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) combat
marine system - "KATANA" for Homeland Security (HLS) applications at the Defexpo 2014 Land, Naval & Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition in New Delhi.
The
KATANA USV supports a wide range of applications for HLS and the protection of
exclusive economic zones, including - harbor security, patrol of shallow coastal
and territorial waters, surface and electronic warfare and offshore platform
protection (plus oil rigs, pipelines, and more).
A multifunction vessel,
the KATANA is compatible with IAI's various systems and supports a totally
integrated solution. This features unmanned capabilities which provide a
response for the entire range of naval applications and revolutionizes maritime
operations.
The system dual operational mode allows for fully autonomous
operation controlled via an advanced command and control station, as well as for
a manned combat operational mode. Based on a proven operational implementation
of a USV system, KATANA allows for the execution of a wide variety of missions.
It can provide an early-warning situation picture, classifying, identifying and
tracking targets - including those far away, and eventually intercepting them if
required.
KATANA's
features include autonomous navigation, collision avoidance, advanced control
system and more. The vessel is equipped with various payloads (including
electro-optical), communication systems, radio (Line of Site, LOS, or NLOS),
radar and weapon systems. The modular design of the systems allows for
configurational and operational flexibility as well as for adaption to a variety
of missions, customer requirements and needs.
Based on IAI's extensive
experience in converting existing vessels into USVs, KATANA can be developed
based on an existing platform or as a new one. KATANA joins IAI's family of
unmanned systems in space, the air, on land and at sea, enhancing customers'
operational capabilities with entirely interoperable solutions.