Verified vehicle record · Historical
Echo Voyager
Boeing’s pier-launched XLUUV demonstrator and precursor to the Orca program, designed for host-ship-independent missions.
By Boeing
Extra-large AUV3,000 mpublished maximum depth
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
|---|---|
| Status | Historical |
| Vehicle class | Extra-large AUV |
| Person-portable | No |
| Maximum operating depth | 3,000 m |
| Endurance | Months of operation |
| Range | 6,500 nmi with one fuel module |
| Length | 15.5 m without payload section; 25.9 m with 34 ft payload section |
| Diameter | Not published |
| Beam | 2.6 m |
| Height | 2.6 m |
| Weight | 45,360 kg in air |
| Speed | 8 kn maximum |
| Power system | Not published |
| Navigation | INU aided by DVL and depth sensors; LBL augmentation; GPS near surface |
| Communications | Inmarsat IV, Iridium, Wi-Fi/FreeWave near surface and acoustic submerged |
| Sensors & payloads | Up to 34 ft internal section; up to 8 ton dry payload; external payload accommodation |
“Not published” means no value was found in the cited primary source selected for this record. It is not an estimate.