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Startup · United Kingdom

Zero USV

HQ United Kingdom

ZeroUSV designs, builds and operates autonomous uncrewed surface vessels for defence, survey and scientific offshore operations.

Website

Systems2

Oceanus12

An uncrewed surface vessel designed for offshore survey, sensing and monitoring with modular payloads.

Maturity not rated

Oceanus17

An uncrewed surface vessel designed for offshore operations with hybrid propulsion and a modular payload bay.

Maturity not rated

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Capabilities2

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs and operates autonomous uncrewed surface vessels, with defence listed first among its uses alongside survey and scientific work.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs and operates autonomous uncrewed surface vessels, with defence listed first among its uses alongside survey and scientific work.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
PersonRole
Matthew RatseyFounder

Sources5

Profile2

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "6a19f326-274b-40b0-a4e8-f422866de0e2"}”
  2. 2

    Zero USV · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “ZeroUSV designs, builds and operates autonomous uncrewed surface vessels for defence, survey and scientific offshore operations.”

Systems2

  1. 3
    CompanyOceanus12

    Zero USV · Supports System

    “The OCEANUS12 is a fully autonomous uncrewed surface vessel engineered for demanding bluewater missions. Designed for rapid global deployment, it combines multi-week endurance, modular payload integration, and reliable autonomous operation—delivering high-quality data and operational capability without the cost and complexity of crewed vessels.”
  2. 4
    CompanyOceanus17

    Zero USV · Supports System

    “OCEANUS17 is a fully autonomous USV engineered for persistent, long-endurance maritime operations. Designed for bluewater missions, it combines a modular 20ft ISO payload bay, hybrid propulsion, and full system redundancy to deliver sustained offshore capability without the need for onboard personnel.”

People1

  1. 5

    offshore-energy.biz · Supports Role

    ““We’ve created the world’s first complete solution – not just a cutting-edge 12m over-the-horizon USV available for charter, but also full maintenance and support to ensure 24/7 operations with minimal downtime,” said Zero USV Founder Matthew Ratsey .”

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