VENOM
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30 ft autonomous interceptor USV from Scientific Systems, built with Tideman Marine.
VENOM is a 30-foot autonomous interceptor from Massachusetts autonomy firm Scientific Systems, built on a tough plastic hull by Tideman Marine. It is designed to slip through contested waters on its own, avoiding other traffic, and then sprint at more than 35 knots to intercept a vessel that will not answer. It can also loiter for more than five days on surveillance or carry 300 kg of supplies. It was released for US defence procurement in 2025.
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30 ft (9.1 m) HDPE hull built with Tideman Marine, 2.3 m beam, 0.8 m draught and 3,091 kg displacement, powered by a 300 hp diesel outboard. Over 35 kn sprint, more than 500 nmi at 24 kn (converted to km) and 130 hours of loiter. Sensors include Furuno radar, FLIR and Axis EO/IR cameras, Silvus radio and Starlink, with Sea Machines autonomy. Designed to transit contested waters autonomously, then sprint to intercept a non-cooperative vessel.
