There is a considerable gap (or unsatisfied demand) that exists today between our shallow water needs (500 feet or less) and our current capabilities. As a civilization we have tried to address these needs through an assortment of specialty machines but have failed to develop, or understand the importance of, a machine that could get beneath the waves in a more practical way while also being able to perform a much broader spectrum of services for a larger cross section of end users. That is, until now.

The Multi-Purpose Sub-Sea Vehicle (MSV) picks up where specialty machines like blue water subs, deep dive subs, wet subs and Work Class remotely operated vehicles leave off. Through an application of practical solutions (such as retaining speedboat autonomy, economy, displacement and overall utility) the MSV provides practical access to the sub-sea environment in a zone that is of the greatest interest to us all...while doing so with a higher degree of flexibility in the work it can perform.

If you are not already familiar with it, an MSV (affectionately referred to as a Hyper-Sub) is a surface vessel that incorporates a dry mini-sub cabin (and systems). It carries over 500 gallons of fuel and can recharge its own dive systems repeatedly during a single deployment. MSV’s have proven, either demonstrably or empirically, that a sub-sea system can now be deployed that has the following capabilities.

A surface range of over 700 miles (in conservative mode)
A surface speed in excess of 40 mph
A Cargo carrying capacity (or alternative systems capacity) of over 6,000 lbs
It can land or launch in only 2.5 feet of water
It can travel totally submerged in as little as 15 feet of water
It can dive up to 75 times per deployment (less energy consumption for transit)
It can travel submerged for distances greater than 200 miles using on board dive systems recharge capabilities
It can remain submerged for over 80 hours (depending on crew)
Its Modular design allows it to be outfitted for multiple missions and with a single or multiple cabin configuration
What may not be obvious are the economic and deployment advantages of such a system. Being first and foremost a speedboat, an MSV can deploy at a moments notice, just as easily as any other speedboat, but once it arrives at its destination, it can quickly and easily access the sub-sea environment with the throw of only a few switches. Compare that to almost any other system and at least some of the MSV's advantages will come into view.

As a result, MSV’s will have the following (practical) applications:

Oil & Gas Pipeline and Rig Inspections
Underwater Research or Salvage
Port / Canal and River Security (Surface Patrol and Sub-sea Interdiction Operations)
Coastal Security and Interdiction Operations
Search and Rescue Operations
Search and Recovery Operations
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operations
Anti-Piracy Operations
Covert Re-supply Operations
Special Operations Forces (SOF) Delivery Operations
Anti-Mine Operations
Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations
Signal Spoofing / Area Influence Operations
Useful as a Advanced Technology Test Bed and Deployment Platform
Rapid Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Development Platform
Luxury Private Owner/Retail
Tourism
Obviously, the MSV will never replace specialty machines that were specifically designed for a single purpose, or out perform them in their prescribed roles, BUT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE the MSV will become the shallow water tool of choice and will become the standard against which the need to develop (or to use) specialty machines will be weighed.

Should you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us through the information below. We are excited about the future and (though we all hate the word) the new paradigms that the MSV represents.

For additional information:

Website: www.hypersub.com

Email: info@hypersub.com

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Very cool the way the Hyper-Sub is so casually mentioned at the end of this article.

“SOCOM may choose to stick with the CCA for the immediate future, but perhaps the vessel can help fill the gap that made the half interceptor, half submersible Hyper-Sub so appealing during the Navy and Marine Corps’ Ship-To-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017 back in April.”

Perhaps we are having some success in relaying the importance of our design. Thank you "Task and Purpose" for the acknowledgment! ... See more

Defense contractor Safehaven Marine just released new footage of its much-hyped new high-speed Barracuda interceptor shredding during boarding trials