Shadow Fox Autonomous Surface Vehicle

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2024

SOF week is the single most important opportunity for L3Harris to interact with the SOF community and collaborate on the challenges, initiatives, and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators.

Location:

Tampa, Florida

Dates:

May 6, 2024 through

May 10, 2024

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The platform can host a variety of payloads to support a range of applications. Shadow Fox can operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from its aft deck to increase communications range and enhance situational awareness. The platform is able to relay information including full motion video back to its command and control (C2) node and is capable of communicating via UHF/VHF, Satcom, 4G and Wi-Fi. The C2 node can be integrated into the ship or shore side C2 systems or can be provided as a portable setup.

Applications

Maritime domain awareness
Intelligence, surveillance, targeting and reconnaissance
Anti-submarine warfare
Area protection
Force protection
Surface warfare
Communications relay
Combat search and rescue
Choke-point monitoring
Amphibious precursor and support operations
UAV forward operations
Insertion operations support
Maritime mine counter measures force protection
Swarm attack protection
Battle damage assessment

Key Features

Capable of manned and completely autonomous covert and overt operations
Outfitted with a wide range of passive and active sensors > Delivers persistent beyond-line-of-sight operations > Uses a variety of communications bearers
Capable of operator handover and multi-station
Operated using the reconfigurable ASView® autonomous control system
Capable of underway re-tasking
Option to be outfitted with a range of kinetic effectors such as line-of-sight missiles, miniature loitering munitions or remote weapons stations
C2 system can be incorporated into the ship and shore combat management system along with a portable option
Provides live full motion video to both shore-based and the ship C2 control station
Operates individually or as part of a swarm

Resources

Shadow Fox Autonomous Surface Vehicle Data Sheet

Autonomous Vehicle Systems and Software

ASView™ Control System

Autonomous control system for safe and reliable navigation of unmanned and autonomous vehicles.

C-Cat 3 ASV

C-Cat 3 is a small and robust Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for shallow water survey in inshore and coastal waters.

C-Target 6 ASV

Small, high-speed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) target boat.

C-Target 9 ASV

High-Speed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) target boat.

C-Target 13 ASV

High-Speed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) target boat.

C-Worker 4 ASV

Coastal and inshore survey Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)

C-Worker 5 ASV

Offshore survey autonomous surface vehicle (ASV).

C-Worker 7 ASV

Work-class autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) capable of housing an ROV for offshore inspection.

C-Worker 15 Uncrewed Surface Vehicle

Long Endurance, Over the Horizon, Flexible Payloads, Agile Transport Logistics

C-Worker 24 Uncrewed Surface Vehicle

Long Endurance, Over the Horizon, Container Transport Payload Capability

Custom ASV

Custom Build and Semi Bespoke Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV)

Polecat Autonomous Surface Vehicle

An economical multi-role ASV

Unmanned Conversions

Convert a standard boat to autonomous with the ASView control system.

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