Kongsberg Sounder Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Market Global Report 2026

The kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1 billion in 2025 to $1.15 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing demand for hydrographic mapping activities, increasing offshore oil and gas exploration projects, rising investments in maritime defense modernization, expansion of coastal and port infrastructure development, growing need for cost efficient marine survey operations.

The kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market size is expected to see rapidly grown in the next few years. It will grow to $2.02 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of autonomous maritime survey technologies, growing demand for real time oceanographic data collection, rising investments in smart maritime infrastructure projects, expansion of offshore renewable energy developments, increasing focus on unmanned maritime operations for safety enhancement. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of autonomous hydrographic survey platforms for marine data collection, growing deployment of multi-purpose uncrewed surface vessels across offshore operations, rising demand for high-precision hydro-acoustic survey capabilities, expanding use of remotely operated vessels for hazardous maritime environments, increasing integration of modular sensor payloads for diverse marine survey applications.

The growing offshore oil and gas exploration activities are expected to propel the growth of the Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market going forward. Offshore oil and gas exploration activities involve the identification and extraction of petroleum resources beneath the seabed through offshore drilling and production operations. The increase in offshore oil and gas exploration activities is driven by rising energy demand, which is encouraging energy companies to investigate untapped hydrocarbon reserves in deepwater and ultra-deepwater regions. Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) contribute to offshore exploration operations by providing autonomous, high-accuracy survey capabilities, making them well-suited for complex marine environments. For instance, in March 2025, according to the Global Energy Monitor, a US-based nonprofit organization, nineteen offshore projects reached first oil or gas production in 2024, representing 71% of the total reserves brought online during the year, equivalent to 6.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (bboe). Therefore, the growing offshore oil and gas exploration activities are driving the growth of the Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market.

The growing expansion of offshore wind energy projects is expected to propel the growth of the Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market going forward. Offshore wind energy projects involve the construction and deployment of wind-powered electricity generation systems in marine environments using fixed-bottom or floating turbine installations connected through subsea infrastructure. The expansion of offshore wind energy projects is mainly driven by increasing investments in renewable energy generation, growing government decarbonization initiatives, and the global shift toward sustainable energy sources. Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) support offshore wind development by facilitating autonomous hydrographic surveys, seabed mapping, environmental monitoring, and inspection activities with greater efficiency and lower operational risks in offshore settings. For instance, in April 2026, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, a Portugal-based international trade association, the global wind energy industry added a record 9.3 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind capacity, an increase of 16% compared to the previous year. Therefore, the growing expansion of offshore wind energy projects is driving the growth of the Kongsberg Sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market.

In March 2026, Kongsberg Discovery AS, a Norway-based technology company that manufactures and supplies the Kongsberg Sounder USV, entered into a partnership with Fugro N.V. to support offshore survey operations and USV-based marine data collection activities. Through this collaboration, Kongsberg Discovery AS aims to enhance the integration of its hydroacoustic and positioning technologies across Fugro N.V.’s global operations and uncrewed surface vessel (USV) fleet, improving high-precision seabed mapping and autonomous survey capabilities. Fugro N.V. is a Netherlands-based company specializing in geo-data acquisition, analysis, and consulting services for marine and infrastructure environments, supporting both government and commercial offshore projects.

Major companies operating in the kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (usv) market are Kongsberg Gruppen ASA; Fugro; Teledyne Technologies; Exail Technologies; Maritime Robotics; OceanAlpha.

North America was the largest region in the Kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The Kongsberg sounder uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market consists of sales of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVS) equipped with sonar systems, multibeam echo sounder systems for seabed mapping, marine navigation and positioning control units, and integrated hydrographic survey payload systems. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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