UMEX 2020: Houbara presents the Hammerhead USV-T.

At UMEX 2020, taking place in ADNEC exhibition center in Abu Dhabi from the 23 to 25 February, Houbara, a joint venture of MGE and QinetiQ, presented the Hammerhead USV-T.

(Picture source Army Recognition)

The Hammerhead Unmanned Surface Vehicle - Target (USV-T) is a 5m, advanced composite surface effect hull, speedboat powered by a 135hp 3.0L MerCruiser engine. The Hammerhead operates at speeds of 35 knots in Sea State 3 and speeds of >35 knots in sea state 2 and below which is a significant performance increase over any other target system in his category.

The Hammerhead was specifically designed to simulate a fast inshore attack craft in a multivehicle swarm of up to 40 vehicles. It can replicated high-speed naval tactics and a variety of operational guidance plans including straight-on high-speed attacks,crossing patterns, zig-zags, and other evasive manoeuvres. The system can be fitted with visual,radar and laser signature enhancements to present a convincing likeness of a wide variety of naval threats.

The Hammerhead was designed to test effectiveness of various weapons such as Harpoon, Exocet, RBS 15 or even differents type of cannons & CIWS.