River Whale
A 50hp gas-powered unmanned boat built to do the job that was getting crews killed on the Dnipro: run supplies in and bring casualties out, with no one on board. Thermal and day cameras, Starlink primary link with short-range RF fallback. Currently in operational service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Specifications
- Hull
- Center-console, 50hp class
- Propulsion
- 50HP outboard, gasoline
- Control
- Gas + steering, teleoperated
- Optics
- Thermal camera + day camera
- Primary link
- Starlink
- Backup link
- Short-range RF
- Status
- In operational service
Mission Profile
Primary role — the original ask: unmanned resupply and casualty evacuation across contested water. The River Whale exists because Ukrainian marines on the Dnipro needed a boat that could make the crossing — bring ammunition, food and water in, take wounded out — without a crew on board to lose.
Secondary roles: littoral reconnaissance, harbour security and rapid response in contested coastal waters. Low signature, low cost-per-unit, fast to field.
The platform has been refined through direct operator feedback from Ukrainian crews. What lands in your hands has already been tested where it matters.
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