C-USV Interceptor UAV standing upright, front view
C-USV Interceptor UAV standing upright, front view
C-USV Interceptor UAV standing upright, front view

Counter-USV · UAV Division

C-USV Interceptor UAV

A low-cost, high-speed interceptor drone that finds and stops hostile unmanned surface vessels. Launched from any platform and guided by maritime AI vision.

Unmanned surface vessels approaching an industrial port, black and white
Unmanned surface vessels approaching an industrial port, black and white
Unmanned surface vessels approaching an industrial port, black and white

The challenge

USV swarms are a key maritime threat

Uncrewed surface vessels are cheap to build and hard to stop. Operating in numbers, they can overwhelm conventional defences.

01

Low cost

Cheap relative to the vessels and infrastructure they target.

02

Hard to detect

Low profile and difficult to spot from a surface vessel.

03

Hard to engage at range

Difficult to stop at a distance with conventional measures.

04

Demands magazine depth

Countering a swarm takes a large number of effective shots.

Unmanned surface vessels approaching an industrial port, black and white

The challenge

USV swarms are a key maritime threat

Uncrewed surface vessels are cheap to build and hard to stop. Operating in numbers, they can overwhelm conventional defences.

01

Low cost

Cheap relative to the vessels and infrastructure they target.

02

Hard to detect

Low profile and difficult to spot from a surface vessel.

03

Hard to engage at range

Difficult to stop at a distance with conventional measures.

04

Demands magazine depth

Countering a swarm takes a large number of effective shots.

Interceptor UAV above a busy port, black and white
Interceptor UAV above a busy port, black and white
Interceptor UAV above a busy port, black and white

Our approach

Find it from above. Stop it fast.

A low-cost, high-speed drone that searches from altitude and closes on its target autonomously, turning the economics of USV defence around.

01

Look-down targeting

Sees from altitude what a surface vessel can’t, for earlier detection and better target acquisition.

02

Maritime AI vision

Hybrid AI vision trained on our own maritime data tells targets apart and selects between them.

03

GPS-free navigation

Live onboard mapping lets it launch on a bearing and search without a precise location fix.

04

Wake homing

Tracks and identifies targets by the characteristics of their wake.

The advantage

Cost and kinematics on our side

Compared with the small tactical-class USVs it is built to counter. Figures are typical ranges.

~10×

Lower unit cost than a typical small USV target

150–250 km/h

Typical UAV speed, against 20–70 km/h for small USVs

44 km

Sensor horizon from ~500 ft, against ~6 km from a 3 m USV mast

Deployment

Launch from any platform

Small enough for one person to carry and launch, or mount it on anything from a USV to a large vessel. Maintenance-light, with a long shelf life.

01

Vertical take-off and recovery

02

Remote or fully autonomous guidance

TKO USV carrying C-USV Interceptor UAVs in an open launch hatch
Five TKO unmanned surface vessels in formation at sea, black and white

Get in touch

Build with us

Tell us about your mission (USVs, propulsion or autonomy integration) and our team will come back with next steps.

Five TKO unmanned surface vessels in formation at sea, black and white

Get in touch

Build with us

Tell us about your mission (USVs, propulsion or autonomy integration) and our team will come back with next steps.

Five TKO unmanned surface vessels in formation at sea, black and white

Get in touch

Build with us

Tell us about your mission (USVs, propulsion or autonomy integration) and our team will come back with next steps.

Designed and built in Singapore.

© 2026 The Kinetic Option Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.

Designed and built in Singapore.

© 2026 The Kinetic Option Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.

Designed and built in Singapore.

© 2026 The Kinetic Option Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.