Single Prop
Efficient fixed-wing configuration using a single electric cruise propulsion system for conventional flight operations.
OCEANOVA / AUTONOMOUS AIR SYSTEMS
KAHU
Autonomous
Maritime Aircraft
A modular fixed-wing platform developed for autonomous flight, maritime observation and persistent airborne sensing.
KAHU / 01
Built to see
further.
KAHU is Oceanova's experimental autonomous fixed-wing aircraft platform, designed to extend sensing and situational awareness beyond the horizon.
PLATFORM
FIXED WING
DEVELOPMENT
NEW ZEALAND
MODULAR AIRFRAME
One aircraft.
One aircraft.
Two configurations.
VTOL Option
Optional vertical take-off and landing configuration for operations where conventional runway launch and recovery are impractical.
MARITIME OPERATIONS
Beyond visual
Beyond visual
line of sight.
Designed around autonomous missions over coastlines, offshore environments and large search areas.
AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT
Mission intelligence
Mission intelligence
onboard.
01
Autonomous Navigation
Mission planning, waypoint flight, automated navigation and configurable failsafe behaviours.
02
Onboard AI
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano companion computing provides a platform for real-time perception and onboard machine-learning workloads.
03
Computer Vision
Designed to support onboard object detection, vessel detection, visual tracking and automated observation.
04
Remote Operations
Telemetry, mission supervision and payload data can be integrated into Oceanova remote operations infrastructure.
AUTONOMOUS SEARCH & RESCUE
Search more ocean.
KAHU is being developed to support wide-area maritime search, computer-vision-assisted detection and rapid aerial observation.
01
Wide-area autonomous search
02
Vessel detection and classification
03
Person-in-water detection
04
Target position reporting
05
Live imagery and telemetry
EDGE COMPUTE
Intelligence
Intelligence
at the edge.
COMPUTE
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
FLIGHT CONTROL
ArduPilot Autonomy
NAVIGATION
GNSS + IMU
VISION
AI Camera / EO Payload
COMMUNICATIONS
Modular Long-Range Data Link
KAHU / X1
Experimental
Experimental
by design.
PLATFORM SPECIFICATION
KAHU X1
Platform
Autonomous Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Base Propulsion
Single Electric Cruise Propeller
Optional Configuration
VTOL
Battery
6S2P High-Discharge Pack
Companion Computer
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
Autonomy
ArduPilot + Companion Compute
Flight Endurance
Mission / Configuration Dependent
Mission Range
Payload & Data-Link Dependent
Primary Mission
Maritime ISR / SAR / Survey
Prototype performance figures will be published
following flight validation and configuration testing.
MODULAR SYSTEM
Configure
Configure
the mission.
01
VTOL Module
Vertical launch and recovery configuration for remote or constrained deployment environments.
02
AI Vision
Jetson-powered computer vision for automated detection, classification and tracking.
03
EO Camera
Downward or forward-looking imaging payloads for reconnaissance, survey and SAR missions.
04
LiDAR
Optional lightweight ranging and mapping payload for terrain and infrastructure observation.
05
Long-Range Link
Modular telemetry and communications options for extended remote operations.
06
Custom Payloads
Mission-specific sensors and experimental payloads can be integrated through the modular architecture.
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mission.
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