Swedish Firm Tests Unmanned Hydrofoil Craft in Stockholm

Aston Harald Composite successfully completed the first test flight of its unmanned GhostFoiler hydrofoil vessel in Stockholm.

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Aston Harald Composite completed the first test flight of its unmanned GhostFoiler hydrofoil vessel in the waters of Stockholm last week. ^[1] The GhostFoiler demonstrator is being shipped to Portugal to participate in the NATO REPMUS 2026 exercise, where it will test alongside unmanned systems from established defense contractors. ^[2] The GhostFoiler technology traces back to a 2008 student project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology led by naval architecture professor Jakob Kuttenkeuler. ^[3] The GhostFoiler vessel successfully wove among ferries and recreational boats in the Stockholm archipelago after resolving grounding and shielding issues during setup. ^[4] The GhostFoiler is designed to be extremely quiet due to electric outboard motors and minimal water resistance, making it suitable for covert reconnaissance and surveillance missions. ^[5] The GhostFoiler utilizes the same lift effect as airplanes but operates in water, requiring a control system to adjust hydrofoils continuously in milliseconds to maintain balance without human control. ^[6]

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Aston Harald Composite completed the first test flight of its unmanned GhostFoiler hydrofoil vessel in the waters of Stockholm last week. · Defence Blog

The GhostFoiler demonstrator is being shipped to Portugal to participate in the NATO REPMUS 2026 exercise, where it will test alongside unmanned systems from established defense contractors. · DER STANDARD

The GhostFoiler technology traces back to a 2008 student project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology led by naval architecture professor Jakob Kuttenkeuler. · Defence Blog

The GhostFoiler vessel successfully wove among ferries and recreational boats in the Stockholm archipelago after resolving grounding and shielding issues during setup. · Defence Blog

The GhostFoiler is designed to be extremely quiet due to electric outboard motors and minimal water resistance, making it suitable for covert reconnaissance and surveillance missions. · DER STANDARD

The GhostFoiler utilizes the same lift effect as airplanes but operates in water, requiring a control system to adjust hydrofoils continuously in milliseconds to maintain balance without human control. · DER STANDARD

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