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Bulwark Dynamics 開發無人運輸登陸艇 Caravel 35,專家稱值得台灣參考
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Bulwark Dynamics 開發無人運輸登陸艇 Caravel 35,專家稱值得台灣參考

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美國防務新創公司 Bulwark Dynamics 正在開發 35 英呎版無人運輸登陸艇 Caravel 35,可自主航行、登陸及卸貨,設計用於未整備海岸線,軍事專家王臻明指出此技術可降低風險、維持戰時運輸,值得台灣參考。

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隨著無人機在衝突中的應用增加,各國研發各種用途的無人系統。Bulwark Dynamics 正開發 Caravel 系列無人水面載具,設計用於無需港口設施即可登陸卸貨,即使在 GPS 受阻環境下也能作業。

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「Bulwark Dynamics」正在開發35英呎版本的無人運輸艇「Caravel 35」。(圖擷取自Bulwark Dynamics linkedin)

〔即時新聞/綜合報導〕隨著無人機在衝突與戰場中持續應用,各種用途的無人機如雨後春筍般研發問世,美國防衛新創公司「Bulwark Dynamics」近期正在開發一款「無人運輸登陸艇」,可以自主航行、入港、卸貨。軍事專家王臻明分析,這種新型運輸方式很值得台灣參考。

「Caravel 15」型無人登陸艇,目前已完成全程測試。(圖擷取自Bulwark Dynamics linkedin)

綜合外媒報導,「Bulwark Dynamics」正在開發 「Caravel」系列無人運輸登陸艇,作為一種無人水面載具(USV),可以在不需要港口、碼頭或起重機的情況下,將貨物運送上岸,船舶設計上能航行至未經整備的海岸線,自主卸載貨物,並從灘岸撤離,即使在GPS受阻或無法使用的環境中,「Caravel」也能執行任務。

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「Bulwark Dynamics」2026年初使用 「Caravel 15」原型艇展示完整任務流程,包括無人航行、搶灘登陸、貨物卸載,以及在無人介入情況下撤離灘岸。「Caravel 15」為長度15英呎(4.5公尺),有效載荷能力為6600磅,航程為340海浬,設計用於裝入貨櫃並從飛機或更大的船舶上部署,目前已完成全程測試。

「Bulwark Dynamics」正在開發35英呎(10.6公尺)與55英呎(16.7公尺)兩種版本的無人運輸艇,分別設計用於運載1個與2個20呎標準貨櫃單位(TEU)的貨物。「Caravel」系列無人艇共用多項主要零組件,「Bulwark Dynamics」公司的目標是實現生產規模化。

「Bulwark Dynamics」已募得680萬美元種子資金,用於開發與生產其「Caravel」無人運輸登陸艇,日本尾道造船也是投資者之一,「Bulwark Dynamics」與尾道造船簽署合作備忘錄,雙方將合作在日本建造「Caravel」系列產品,利用既有船廠進行建造,雙方也考慮設立專門廠址來進行無人船舶的系列化量產。

軍事專家王臻明認為,這種新型運輸方式很值得台灣參考,因為可以降低風險,就算一艘無人運輸船被擊沉,也只損失一個貨櫃,而不會像大型貨櫃輪一樣損失慘重,而且能全自動運輸,甚至沒有港口也沒有關係。王臻明強調,如此一來也讓台灣減少被封鎖的可能性,維持戰時的必要運輸管道,無人運輸船更不怕人員損失的問題。

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  • Bulwark Dynamics 將在未來 12 個月內完成 Caravel 35 的海試並進入小規模生產階段

    Likely · Within months

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  • Caravel 35 與 Caravel 55 的預計完成時間是什麼?
  • 該系統是否已獲得美國國防部的正式採購意向?
  • 與尾道造船的合作具體將產出多少單位?

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