# HUGIN at US Navy Facilities: deployment

Canonical ID: `8e08e58c-a46e-471f-bde7-6bf9832a8052`

[Kongsberg Maritime](/companies/kongsberg-maritime.md) [HUGIN](/models/kongsberg-hugin.md) AUVs selected by US Navy for underwater survey and mine countermeasure operations. Oceaneering and Kongsberg were jointly selected for US Navy contracts. HUGIN Endurance AUVs conduct long-endurance autonomous underwater missions.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** US Navy
- **Partner:** Oceaneering
- **Application:** Underwater survey and mine countermeasures

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** kongsberg-hugin-us-navy-facilities
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [HUGIN](/models/kongsberg-hugin.md) (id: `9602ede8-d02c-4b60-9752-c1afb8639e2e`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Kongsberg Maritime](/companies/kongsberg-maritime.md) (id: `ea3a6c6f-bbf8-424e-9502-bfce288d2500`)
- **Location:** [US Navy Facilities](/locations/us-navy-facilities.md) (id: `a0864289-aa54-46f6-9631-b79e4a4ec7f2`)
- **First seen:** 2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Kongsberg Maritime Unveils New HUGIN Endurance AUV** · https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/kongsberg-maritime-unveils-new-hugin-endurance-auv/ · 2025-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the HUGIN deployment at US Navy Facilities?

HUGIN, built by Kongsberg Maritime, is recorded as a deployment at US Navy Facilities on the DEPLOY registry. Kongsberg Maritime operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates HUGIN at US Navy Facilities?

Kongsberg Maritime, the manufacturer of HUGIN, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the HUGIN deployment at US Navy Facilities go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the HUGIN deployment at US Navy Facilities?

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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