JARI-USV-A

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Chinese 500-tonne-class trimaran unmanned combat vessel with missile cells, torpedoes, AESA radar, and a UAV helipad.

JARI-USV-A, nicknamed Orca, is China State Shipbuilding Corporation's large unmanned combat surface vessel and one of the biggest armed USVs publicly revealed anywhere. The 58 m trimaran has a 23 m beam, roughly 2 m draft, and displaces about 500 tonnes. CSSC material credits it with 40 knots and a 4,000 nautical-mile range on a diesel-electric plant. The design resembles a miniature destroyer: an integrated mast carries an AESA radar, the foredeck houses vertical launch cells, angled launchers carry lightweight torpedoes, and a stern pad supports VTOL drones, with provision for launching underwater vehicles. A small bridge allows optional crewing during trials. The vessel was seen afloat at Guangzhou in late 2024 and is a major step up from the original 15 m JARI USV.

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Displayed by CSSC at Airshow China 2024 after being spotted at Guangzhou Shipyard International. Published figures (58 m length, 23 m beam, about 500 tonnes, 40 kn, 4,000 nm) come from CSSC display material as reported by Janes and Naval News; range converts 4,000 nautical miles. It scales up the 15 m, 20-tonne JARI USV first shown in 2017.