HIGH-ENDURANCE ISR AND STRIKE USV

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV)

PERSISTENT ISR. HEAVY-PAYLOAD FIREPOWER

Vanta 12 is STARK’s high-endurance, AI-enabled, 12-metre reconnaissance and strike USV. It is capable of both anti-ship engagements and force protection using surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) and surface-to-air missiles (SAM)

and has been specifically developed to accommodate rapid payload integration. This makes it suitable for a variety of mission sets, including deep strike operations, anti-submarine warfare, C-UAS, persistent ISR, and electronic warfare.

Capabilities

DECISIVE FIREPOWER AND RAPID PAYLOAD INTEGRATION

With a payload capacity of 2,000 kg, Vanta 12 can be used for different mission sets. It can carry a variety of payloads, including the MBDA Sea Venom missile, the STARK-Inleap Photonics C-UAS laser effector, or a 10-tube launcher for the Cascade loitering munition.

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HYBRID NAVY

While smaller vessels scout the littoral, Vanta 12 is built for the contested first-salvo zone, delivering decisive firepower at a range of 200+ NM from shore.

Range:~1,200 NM at 10 knots
Top speed:42+ knots
Payload:Up to 2,000 kg
Sea State:5
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MULTI-MISSION

Configurable for a variety of mission sets, including deep strike operations, anti-submarine warfare, C-UAS, persistent ISR, and electronic warfare.

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FORCE MULTIPLICATION AND PROTECTION

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Operating as networked, autonomous outriders, fleets of Vanta 12 serve as distributed kinetic strike and EW platforms, creating a layered area-denial swarm for force multiplication and protection without risking the lives of naval personnel.
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PERSISTENT MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS

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Among other mission sets, Vanta 12 provides the kind of persistent, close-range surveillance to counteract the shadow fleet that crewed vessels simply cannot match, and at significantly lower costs.
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SOVEREIGN AND SCALABLE PRODUCTION

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Designed for scalable, sovereign European production, Vanta 12 will be built in the hundreds per year, making it a low-cost and highly effective capability for NATO and its allied navies.

Specifications

Technical specifications

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~ 0,000 NM at 10 knots
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VANTA 12: Unmanned Surface Vessel | STARK | STARK Defence