# X3 at Norway: deployment

Canonical ID: `9b9f0e2e-ee88-440b-a8fb-6c7866c966a2`

Entire Norwegian Coast Guard fleet equipped with [Blueye](/companies/blueye-robotics.md) X3 ROVs. Used for environmental crime evidence, ship hull drug searches, SAR, vessel inspections. KV Bjørnøya actively deploys including 100m dive.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** blueye-x3-norwegian-coast-guard
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [X3](/models/blueye-robotics-x3.md) (id: `97c0844d-f9ef-42ea-b4be-b6914673c42a`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Blueye Robotics](/companies/blueye-robotics.md) (id: `9b3c4b78-78e3-4979-bf26-cab88860555f`)
- **Location:** [Norway](/locations/norway.md) (id: `e4e97dde-fd2d-477d-adbf-3c105b7af031`)
- **First seen:** 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://oceannews.com/news/subsea-and-survey/blueye-robotics-equipping-the-entire-norwegian-coast-guard-fleet-with-underwater-rovs/

## Common questions

### What is the X3 deployment at Norway?

X3, built by Blueye Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Norway on the DEPLOY registry. Blueye Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates X3 at Norway?

Blueye Robotics, the manufacturer of X3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the X3 deployment at Norway go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the X3 deployment at Norway?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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