VENUS 16

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Singaporean 16 m modular combat USV used by the Republic of Singapore Navy for patrol and mine countermeasures.

VENUS 16 is ST Engineering's 16 m unmanned surface vessel and the backbone of the Republic of Singapore Navy's USV force. The 5 m-beam craft displaces roughly 22-26 tonnes, cruises at 25 knots, sprints to 40 knots, and runs for more than 36 hours. Its autonomy suite fuses radar tracking, vision-based obstacle detection, and chart data for collision detection and avoidance, autonomous waypoint navigation, and screening or blocking manoeuvres. Swappable mission modules turn the same hull into a maritime-security craft with a 12.7 mm remote gun, laser dazzler, and long-range acoustic device, or into a mine-countermeasure vessel that tows sonar and deploys expendable mine-disposal vehicles. Singapore's new Multi-Role Combat Vessels are designed to carry and recover a force-protection Venus 16 variant.

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Published figures: 16 m length, 5 m beam, about 22-26 tonnes displacement, 25 kn cruise, 40 kn maximum, and over 36 hours endurance. The hull is built by Lung Teh Shipbuilding with ST Engineering system integration. The RSN's Multi-Role Combat Vessels, due from 2025, are designed to launch and recover a force-protection Venus 16 variant.