USV and AUV Marine Base
Depth Logistics in Darwin operates a USV and AUV marine base and support vessels serving craft operating in northern Australia.Â
Our Depth Defence Logistics Centre on Hudson Creek in Darwin is equipped with everything that operators of autonomous vessels could ever need to support their activities in a discrete facility with defence grade security.
We are the preeminent defence logistics contractor supporting autonomous naval systems with all requirements.
We have support vessels berthed at our facility including a zodiac, a high speed jetboat and a landing craft. These vessels can support USV and AUV operations from close in shore out to 200nm. All vessels we operate can provide assistance to autonomous craft
Our road freight fleet can move your equipment anywhere nationally to or from Darwin.
Other features of our facility include:
- Boat ramp for launch and retrieval
- Tow vehicles from utes to Kenworth trucks with 15t pintle hitches
- Marine workshop
- Private offices for control room
- High speed internet access via NBN or Starlink
- Lockable areas for an additional security layer
- Access to toilet, shower and kitchen facilities
- Forklifts on site from 2.5t to 16t
- A Kalmar RT240 RTCH for lifting craft in and out of the water
- Defence grade physical & electronic security
- Road freight fleet onsite
- Support vessels onsite
- 24/7 access
- DISP members with security cleared team members
Our Darwin uncrewed surface vessel and autonomous underwater vehicle facility is the leading facility in Australia to support operations of these specialised craft.
