25/08/2026
MarineAI’s Guardian autonomy suite provides the navigational autonomy software that enables autonomous platforms to safely plan, coordinate, and execute complex missions with minimal operator input, while integrating multiple payloads for autonomous deployment capability, allowing ex*****on of tactical missions.
Oliver Thompson, Technical Director of MarineAI, said: “This demonstration shows how maritime autonomy is evolving beyond individual autonomous platforms to coordinated autonomous teams. Guardian provides the decision-making framework that allows multiple autonomous systems to work together safely and intelligently, enabling Oceanus12 and the C-Star vehicles to operate as a single coordinated mission capability rather than as separate assets.
“Bringing together multiple autonomous surface systems creates a much more capable operational solution. It enables complex missions to be carried out with minimal operator intervention, extends operational reach, and helps keep people out of harm’s way, particularly in environments that are hazardous, remote, or where communications are constrained.”
ZeroUSV, Oshen, and MarineAI completed a world-first trial in Plymouth, autonomously launching multiple C-Star surface drones from the Oceanus12 USV as part of a UK Defence Innovation-backed program. The next phase will scale the demonstration to four simultaneous C-Star deployments.
