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KRI Canopus-936 Hydro-Oceanographic Capability Demonstration: Indonesia test and trial record

Pushidrosal presented and explained the Autonomous Surface Vehicle capability carried aboard KRI Canopus-936 to senior defense and government stakeholders in Jakarta Bay on August 12. The ASV was shown as part of the vessel's hydro-oceanographic equipment suite alongside separate underwater and aerial systems.

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Original development / event date: 12 Aug 2026

Programme
KRI Canopus-936 Hydro-Oceanographic Capability Demonstration
System / platform
Autonomous Surface Vehicle aboard KRI Canopus-936; model not disclosed
Supplier
Pushidrosal / TNI AL
Customer / operator
Pushidrosal / TNI AL
Geography
Indonesia
Domain
USV
Mission
Military Hydrographic / Survey; Capability Presentation
Activity
Product/Service Testing
Milestone stage
Validation / operational testing
Original value
Not applicable · Not applicable
USD qualification
Not applicable
Quantity / scope
Not disclosed
Production / shipment / delivery
Not applicable
Contract period
Not applicable — Not applicable
Contract duration
Not applicable

Interpretation: technical maturity

The useful output is a qualitative stage and stakeholder signal, not a numerical forecast.

Editorial responsibility: Tanish Prakash · Source review recorded 10 Oct 2026

Original references and evidence caveats

Original primary reference: https://www.pushidrosal.id/news/single/412

Original supporting reference: https://koarmada3.tnial.mil.id/berita/16082/PANGLIMA-KOARMADA-III-TERIMA-BREVET-KEHORMATAN-HIDRO-OSEANOGRAFI/

Deep-validation correction: the Aug. 12 KRI Canopus-936 event presented/explained the onboard ASV capability to officials. Public reporting does not prove a separate ASV operational demonstration, procurement, delivery or acceptance on that date.

Reference notes are retained from the supplied source master. They do not establish independent verification of performance, deliveries, revenue or conversion.

Reported

Development and reported outcome

Pushidrosal presented and explained the Autonomous Surface Vehicle capability carried aboard KRI Canopus-936 to senior defense and government stakeholders in Jakarta Bay on August 12. The ASV was shown as part of the vessel's hydro-oceanographic equipment suite alongside separate underwater and aerial systems. The source does not establish a separate ASV operational demonstration, procurement, delivery or acceptance on that date.[S1] [S2]

Reported

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: KRI Canopus-936 Hydro-Oceanographic Capability Demonstration. Platform or product: Autonomous Surface Vehicle aboard KRI Canopus-936; model not disclosed. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Pushidrosal / TNI AL (reported headquarters/country: Indonesia). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: Pushidrosal / TNI AL (reported headquarters/country: Indonesia).[S1] [S2]

Reported

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: Military Hydrographic / Survey; Capability Presentation. Operating mode: Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV).

Reported

Contract, value and shipment signals

The master does not contain a dependable disclosed contract amount, shipment quantity or delivery schedule for this development. These should not be assumed to be zero.[S1] [S2]

Limitations

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: Deep-validation correction: the Aug. 12 KRI Canopus-936 event presented/explained the onboard ASV capability to officials. Public reporting does not prove a separate ASV operational demonstration, procurement, delivery or acceptance on that date.

Interpretation boundary: Testing, authorization and demonstrations should not be counted as confirmed purchases or fleet deliveries without a separate acceptance source.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — validation / operational testing: The Indonesia USV record for KRI Canopus-936 Hydro-Oceanographic Capability Demonstration is best treated as a technical maturity signal. Testing, demonstration and certification-type activity can reduce integration uncertainty but is not equivalent to contracted fleet deployment.

Traceability for buyers: Pushidrosal / TNI AL is the identified developer, supplier or public organisation linked to Autonomous Surface Vehicle aboard KRI Canopus-936; model not disclosed. A customer or commercial route should not be inferred when not separately disclosed.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Military Hydrographic / Survey; Capability Presentation, the relevant next proof points are hydrographic survey performance and hydrographic-data outputs. Monitor test result, qualification scope, operational acceptance and subsequent paid orders.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Quantification limit: No sufficiently attributed contract value or physical platform count is disclosed for this record. UXV Searcher leaves these fields unavailable rather than treating non-disclosure as zero or applying an unsupported market average.

The useful output is a qualitative stage and stakeholder signal, not a numerical forecast.[S1] [S2]

Sources

Original reporting is credited to its publisher. The byline covers UXV Searcher's analysis only.

  1. [S1]Primary reference: pushidrosal.id
    pushidrosal.id
    Included in the provided master and its source notes; this export did not independently re-test the live URL or corroborate the claims.
  2. [S2]Supporting reference: koarmada3.tnial.mil.id
    koarmada3.tnial.mil.id
    Included in the provided master and its source notes; this export did not independently re-test the live URL or corroborate the claims.

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