Tuco Marine Group

Tuco Marine Group

Faaborg, Denmark

Naval SystemsUnmanned SystemsC4ISRDual-use
Prime Contractor, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: March 20, 2026

About

Tuco Marine Group is a defense prime contractor based in Faaborg, Denmark working in naval systems, unmanned systems, c4isr.

Tuco Marine Group is a Danish designer and manufacturer of lightweight carbon fibre composite boats under the ProZero brand. Its portfolio covers workboats, unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for intelligence, surveillance and maritime security, patrol and first-responder boats, survey vessels and offshore wind service craft. Tuco has supplied riverine vessels to the Kenya Navy and patrol and survey vessels to police and military customers, and it also builds yachts, sailing boats and rescue vessels. The company offers composite repair services and training courses, operates a yacht yard in Faaborg, and is the exclusive European distributor of Swamp Shark marine drive systems. Tuco was formed from the earlier company JJ Bådhåndværk, founded by Jonas Pedersen and Jakob Frost, and it works with classification societies including DNV and Lloyd's Register.

Location

Faaborg, Denmark

Focus areas

composite boatscarbon fibreunmanned surface vesselUSVProZeroworkboatsmaritime securityISRnavalriverine vesselscomposite repair

Languages

ENDA

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsUnmanned SystemsC4ISR

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorContract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

ProZero 18m Patrol and Survey ASV

Unmanned surface vessel

Air-supported (ASV) fast patrol and survey vessel with a stated top speed of 35 knots.

ProZero 8m ISR USV

Unmanned surface vessel

Unmanned vessel for intelligence, surveillance and data acquisition missions in marine environments.

ENDURUNS USV

Unmanned surface vessel

Unmanned surface vessel produced at the Faaborg facilities.

ProZero 15m Multimission First Responder Boat

Patrol and response boat

Composite multimission first responder workboat.

ProZero 15m FR Workboat

Patrol and response boat

Composite first responder workboat in the ProZero range.

ProZero 14m Subsea Survey boat

Survey vessel

Composite survey boat for subsea work.

ProZero 15m Hydrographic Workboat

Survey vessel

Composite workboat for hydrographic survey.

ProZero 11m Fast Rescue Daughter Craft

Rescue craft

Fast rescue daughter craft for launch from larger vessels.

ProZero Riverine Vessels

Riverine patrol boat

Fast, durable riverine vessels for defence use, delivered to the Kenya Navy.

End users

Naval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

Kenya Navy

People

Management & team (2)

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