ULAQ Global designs and manufactures autonomous surface vessels (USVs) that deliver naval combat power—such as missile strikes, surveillance, and mine countermeasures—without putting crews in harm's way. Its platform family includes the combat-proven ULAQ-11 and larger ULAQ-12, all powered by an integrated autonomy stack covering navigation, perception, engagement, and encrypted communications. The company also develops the attritable ULAQ-6 KAMA for swarm operations in contested environments.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Naval defense and maritime security operations frequently place crewed vessels in high-risk environments, exposing personnel to enemy fire, mines, and other hazards. Conventional patrol and combat missions also demand significant manpower and costly platforms, limiting the speed, endurance, and scalability of response efforts.
Solution
ULAQ Global provides a family of autonomous surface vessels (USVs) engineered to perform high-risk maritime missions without endangering crews. Each platform integrates modular payload bays, hybrid propulsion, and a proprietary autonomy stack covering route planning, collision avoidance, multi-sensor perception, and encrypted communications. Vessels can operate solo or in formation, conducting missions such as anti-surface warfare, anti-drone warfare, intelligence surveillance reconnaissance, and search and rescue. The systems employ KolReg-compliant navigation and near real-time remote control, enabling reliable operation in contested and congested waters.
Target Audience
Primary customers include national navies, coast guards, and maritime security forces seeking unmanned surface platforms for combat, surveillance, mine countermeasures, and critical infrastructure protection.
Features
- Modular, scalable hull designs across five platform series (ULAQ-11, ULAQ-12, ULAQ-6 KAMA, ULAQ-14, ULAQ-15) to support varying mission profiles and payloads
- AI-powered vision algorithms and multi-sensor fusion for autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, and target classification in GPS-denied or A2AD environments
- Day/night electro-optical and infrared cameras for persistent surveillance and threat identification
- Low-probability-of-intercept encrypted datalink for secure command, control, and telemetry transmission
- Hybrid drive system optimized for patrol, sprint, and silent-running modes to extend blue-water patrol range
- Swarm logic enabling multiple ULAQ-6 KAMA units to coordinate and execute missions collaboratively
- Long-range anti-tank missile with laser guidance for engaging naval and land-based targets