DEEPDOCK

About DEEPDOCK

DEEPDOCK is an early-stage deep-tech defense startup developing autonomous naval systems. Its scope includes swarm-capable unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), AI-supported vessel recognition, directed-energy autonomy layers, and mission control software for naval operations. The system architecture is aligned with the NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) and provides for connectivity to the FCAS AI backbone, Tempest, JADC2, and Mosaic Warfare. Among other things, three operational modes, an operational range of over 10 NM, and coverage of more than 60 sea areas are advertised; a target unit price of less than seven-figure amounts per unit is marked as aspirational and unconfirmed. The project won the USV Challenge at the European Defense Tech Hackathon 2025 in Copenhagen. Legal form, year of founding, number of employees, revenue, location, and manufacturing capacities are not published. Manufacturing processes and materials are not specified on the website, so an allocation to the B2B industrial marketplace is not substantiated.

Processes

Development of swarming USVs (unmanned surface vehicles), AI-supported vessel recognition (AI-driven vessel recognition), Directed-Energy Autonomy Layers, Mission control software for naval operations

Materials

Swarming USVs, AI-supported vessel recognition, Directed-Energy Autonomy Layers, Mission Control Software

Industries

Naval/Maritime Defense, Defense Tech, Autonomous Maritime Systems

1. 01

   Software and system development

2. 02

   Mission control software

Processes and Technologies

Inside the production

History

1. 2025

   Winner of the USV Challenge at the European Defense Tech Hackathon 2025 in Copenhagen, against more than 25 teams from Europe