JARI-USV-A Orca
A large Chinese uncrewed surface-vessel programme publicly displayed in November 2024.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Sea surface
- System type
- Uncrewed surface vessel
- Developer / manufacturer
- CSSC / 716 Research Institute-led team
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- JARI USV A; Hu Jing; 虎鲸号; Orca USV
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Public programme evidence establishes the stated maturity only; unreported numerical data remain unknown.
Role & capabilities
- Maritime surveillance
- Modular mission equipment
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Large uncrewed surface-vessel programme
Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.
Source - Hull / propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- 58 m length; 23 m moulded breadth; 4 m moulded depth
Moulded depth is not draft.
Source - Displacement / mass
- 500-tonne class
Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Range
- More than 4,000 nautical miles advertised
Payload, speed and trial conditions not disclosed in the announcement.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sea state / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / control
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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