Kraken Partners With Leonardo to Enhance Sub-Surface Capability of K50

British maritime technology company Kraken Technology Group (KTG) announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Leonardo, a global high-technology company in Aerospace, Defence, and Security.

The partnership reflects several areas of collaboration and development, starting with the integration of Leonardo’s Black Scorpion mini-torpedo system into the K50 KRAKEN platform to enhance its sub-surface domain capability. The collaboration continues with the opportunity to integrate a broader range of Leonardo systems into future Kraken platforms, including LIONFISH®, to provide defence and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) capability.

The K50 KRAKEN is a first-of-its-kind, fully-integrated, maritime precision engagement fast-boat platform designed to provide an effective swarmed-strike response to littoral water threats. The K50 is heavily weaponized, combining the latest defence and maritime technologies for the best effect of the protection of sovereign green-water infrastructure and interests. Additional Kraken platforms are under development and will benefit from the forward-looking nature of this agreement.

The Black Scorpion is a cost-effective and highly-flexible technology designed to facilitate the engagement of sub-surface threats in challenging operational scenarios, while LIONFISH® is Leonardo’s lightweight and compact new family of small caliber naval turrets, usable in a broad set of applications and available in both 12.7mm and 20mm versions.