Swift 18m USV
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18 m multi-mission USV from ST Engineering, chosen for Singapore's mine countermeasures fleet.
The Swift 18m is an 18-metre uncrewed vessel from Singapore's ST Engineering that carries a 20-foot container's worth of mission equipment. It can reach 35 knots, run for three days and berth or hold position on its own, with operators supervising from shore or a mothership. Mission kits include towed sonar and expendable mine-disposal drones, firefighting and search and rescue. The Republic of Singapore Navy chose it for its mine countermeasures modernisation, with French firm Exail supplying navigation and sonar.
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ST Engineering lists an 18.0 m length, 5.3 m beam, 1.0 m draft, 35 t displacement, a 35 kn top speed, up to 700 nmi range (converted to km), 72 hours endurance and up to 5 t of payload in a 20 ft container footprint. It features collision avoidance, auto-berthing and dynamic positioning, with control from shore or a mothership. Variants include expendable mine disposal, towed side-array sonar, firefighting and constabulary. In 2025 Exail said it would supply navigation and sonar for Singapore Navy SWIFT 18 mine-countermeasure USVs.
