Specialists of the Morinformsystem-Agat concern (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) conducted group tests of their own-developed Labyrinth unmanned boats. During the tests, the technology of interaction between marine drones was practiced. This became known on the sidelines of the "Marine Congress – Far East 2026" forum.
The three Labyrinth BECs were controlled centrally. The operator sent commands to the lead boat, and the others followed it.
During the tests, the developers checked the system's performance and identified weaknesses.
Daniil Kuznetsov, a software engineer at the Morinformsystem-Agat concern, stated that communication systems need to be improved. Marine drones need reliable, high-speed, interference-resistant, and secure data transmission channels with new network architectures, he emphasized.
Equally important is the improvement of navigation tools that provide higher positioning accuracy and minimal delay in issuing navigation data.
A promising direction for the development of Labyrinth is considered to be interaction with other autonomous systems, including aerial and ground. Such combinations can be used to perform a wide range of tasks. For example, a group of unmanned boats with multibeam echo sounders can scan the riverbed for safe passage of vessels.
Labyrinth BEC
The floating craft is an autonomous vessel with increased unsinkability for operation in large bodies of water, rivers, and coastal marine areas. Labyrinth can operate under operator control and in autonomous mode.
The BEC is designed for patrolling the waters of marine terminals, oil depots, and gas storage facilities. It will also be useful for environmental monitoring, including leak and pollution detection.
