# Kongsberg Pitches UK Navy ASW Vessels

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime is pitching the U.K. Royal Navy on Type 92 unmanned anti-submarine vessels: 56-meter ships derived from fishing trawlers, designed to operate autonomously for about 60 days and carry sonar supplied by Thales UK. The concept is aimed at Arctic operations amid concern about Russian submarines, but the signal describes neither a contract award nor an open solicitation. For procurement teams and industry, it represents a prospective naval capability that could create future demand for vessel conversion or construction, autonomy, secure communications, and sonar integration if the Royal Navy advances the requirement.

- Kongsberg Maritime is the concept proposer, and Thales UK is identified as the sonar supplier; no contract value, solicitation number, or procurement schedule is provided.
- Shipbuilders and technology firms can assess their capabilities in trawler conversion, autonomous operations, secure communications, and sonar integration for a potential future competition.
- Contractors should distinguish this proposal from an active bid opportunity and track the Royal Navy’s requirement and any subsequent competition, as indicated in the signal.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Royal Navy

### Vendors
- Kongsberg Maritime (Prospective shipbuilder and concept proposer)
- Thales UK (Sonar technology supplier)

### Sources
- [Firm bets on converted fishing trawlers to tackle Russian submarines in the Arctic - Defense News](https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/11/09/firm-bets-on-converted-fishing-trawlers-to-tackle-russian-submarines-in-the-arctic) - Defense News