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Unit 12 Murrills EstateUnit 12 Murrills Estate

Portchester, Hampshire, Portchester, Hampshire,

UK PO16 9RDUK PO16 9RD

T: +44(0)23 9238 2573T: +44(0)23 9238 2573

E: [email protected]: [email protected]

W: www.asvglobal.com W: www.asvglobal.com

CEO/President: Dan Hook CEO/President: Dan Hook

No. of Employees: 60No. of Employees: 60

Annual Sales: $6mAnnual Sales: $6m

In the rapidly growing maritime autonomy market, ASV company provides both technology and demonstrator has established itself as the leading designer, manufactur- platforms. er and operator of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) ASV continuously works to develop autonomous tech- across the defense, oil and gas and science and survey nology through both internal R&D projects and external industries. With a team of 60, ASV has supplied more partnerships. In March 2015 it was announced that ASV, than 70 unmanned systems in ? ve years. along with nine commercial and research partners, was

As the market for Maritime Autonomous Surface Sys- awarded funding from government body Innovate UK tems continues to grow, ASV remains at its forefront as to undertake in excess of £3million worth of R&D for one of the world’s leading Autonomous Surface Vehicle Maritime Autonomous Systems. (ASV) suppliers. With specialist expertise and experience ASV has continued its expansion into the market for in ASV concept design, build and commissioning, opera- science and research with the delivery of two further tion and maintenance, the company provides solutions to C-Enduro vehicles following the prototype build in 2014. commercial, defense and scienti? c applications in the UK Operations with the C-Enduro have so far included the in- and across the globe. tegration of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) systems

ASV’s team of naval architects, mechanical, electrical and ADCP. and software engineers and robotics specialists have de- Investigative work looking at using an ASV for oil and livered solutions such as mine countermeasures (MCM) gas applications is continuing with the C-Worker 6. The

ASVs, marine target drones, long endurance survey ? rst of its kind, this vehicle is designed to work offshore catamarans, oil ? eld services vehicles and station keeping in oil ? eld operations and has already completed subsea buoys as well as sophisticated control systems. positioning, ADCP, acoustic modem and multi-beam

The company culture of innovation and achievement survey operations. ASV continues to develop ASVs for leads ASV to participate in a range of unmanned mari- Mine Countermeasures (MCM), this includes the ongo- time systems experiments and is involved in a variety of ing operation and maintenance of the Halcyon ASV for advanced autonomy development programs where the Thales UK.

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