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ASTRA 460 3D Printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Henderson, Western Australia, Australia

Source: Ocean News & Technology

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Under Construction

The ASTRA 460 is the southern hemisphere's first 3D printed uncrewed surface vessel (USV), designed by Versatile Marine and manufactured by Hyperion Systems in Henderson, Western Australia. It features a 4.6 m hull printed using Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) and recycled polymer waste, powered by Greenroom Robotics' AI and autonomy software. The vessel aims to demonstrate rapid, affor

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Seaport
Location
Henderson, Western Australia, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Ocean News & Technology

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The project “ASTRA 460 3D Printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Henderson, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Ocean News & Technology.

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The ASTRA 460 is the southern hemisphere's first 3D printed uncrewed surface vessel (USV), designed by Versatile Marine and manufactured by Hyperion Systems in Henderson, Western Australia. It features a 4.6 m hull printed using Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) and recycled polymer waste, powered by Greenroom Robotics' AI and autonomy software. The vessel aims to demonstrate rapid, affordable, and sovereign Australian maritime manufacturing capability with multi-mission modular payload flexibility for surveillance, security, and defense roles.

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Maritime

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Australia

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Western Australia

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Henderson

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Aerospace & Defense, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Seaport

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2026-05-29

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