UAE USV hits market in Abu Dabi at IDEX 2015

NAVDEX 2015 - Al Marakeb Boat Manufacturing Co., LLC

Designed to be part of a layered defense system, search and rescue platform and to support environmental/commercial survey applications. Al Marakeb’s Unmanned Surface, the (b-7) USV is available today. The boat can multi-task to serve these customer needs:

• Detecting Threats
• Deterring Pirates
• Search and recovery
• Towing Sonars
• Geo mapping of ocean floor

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV)

World Defence News: UAE boat builder Al Marakeb showcases world’s first unmanned commercial craft at IDEX 2015

UAE boat builder Al Marakeb is drawing the crowds at this year’s International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) with a ground-breaking new vessel that is setting a high water mark for the region’s maritime industry. The Sharjah-based manufacturer’s recently-launched B-7 is a proving to be a major talking point at the show – the world’s largest defence exhibition - by being the world’s only pilotless vessel with fully capable commercial as well as military applications.
 
Al Marakeb wins deal to build unmanned surface vessels
UAE boat builder Al Marakeb aims to make waves in unmanned vessels | The National

The UAE boat builder Al Marakeb aims to become the world’s first mass producer of Unmanned Service Vessels (USVs) for use in sectors including marine defence and international shipping.

The Sharjah-based company yesterday announced that it had signed a deal with Theyab International Group (TIG) for the sale and marketing of the so-far unnamed vessels to military and commercial organisations around the world.
“The agreement that Al Marakeb has signed with TIG represents a number of firsts for the region,” said Al Marakeb’s managing director Basel Shuhaiber. “Not only are we the first local company to set up a production line of USVs, we are also the first to bring capable and reliable solutions for many problems experienced by maritime and coastal organisations, both in this part of the world and abroad.”

TIG – a diversified business group chaired by Sheikh Theyab bin Khalifa bin Hamdan Al Nahyan – has a wide defence and security portfolio that includes the manufacturing of unmanned aerial vehicles, air traffic radar systems and maritime protection and detection systems and programmes.

The group approached Al Marakeb almost a year ago seeking a sales and marketing relationship, said Mr Shuhaiber.
“We know what the market needs and wants and we know how to deliver the requirements,” said TIG’s vice chairman Khaled Al Alawi. “Our new relationship with Al Marakeb sees us promoting the technology of a proven autonomous system that is integrated entirely in the UAE and installed on to the perfect carrying vessel.”