Seaquest S
Naval Group's 9m armed uncrewed surface vessel, a DANAE finalist built with SIREHNA and Couach.
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Timeline for Seaquest S
Entered the twelve-month DANAE improvement phase
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: France shortlists three armed boat teamsBackground
Seaquest S is a 9m uncrewed surface vessel developed by Naval Group with SIREHNA and Couach. In October 2026 it reached the final three of France's DANAE programme for armed uncrewed boats.
DANAE began in January 2026, when seven designs were tested off Saint-Mandrier near Toulon. The three finalists have twelve months to build and test a larger prototype, and the French Navy expects to choose at the end of 2027.
Naval Group is running two other uncrewed tracks this autumn: the 37m Seaquest M surface vessel and a combat underwater demonstrator.
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