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Medium survey AUVHistorical

MUNIN

Kongsberg Discovery

Max depth
600 m
Endurance
Up to 9 hours per battery module

A modular, relatively low-logistics Kongsberg survey AUV documented for mid-water-depth mapping and pipeline work.

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Modular man-portable AUVCurrent

Gavia

Teledyne Marine

Max depth
500 or 1,000 m
Endurance
Typical 7–8 hours at 3 kn per battery module

A configurable, shore- or small-vessel-deployable survey platform built around interchangeable vehicle and payload modules.

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Underwater gliderCurrent

Slocum G3 Glider

Teledyne Marine

Max depth
4–150 m or 40–1,000 m
Endurance
15 days to 18 months, configuration dependent

A buoyancy-driven ocean glider offered in shallow and deep configurations for long-duration water-column observation.

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Hovering hybrid AUV/ROVCurrent

Sabertooth

Saab

Max depth
1,200 m single hull; 3,000 m double hull
Endurance
Not published

A hovering hybrid vehicle that can operate autonomously, under assisted control or by tether, including from a subsea docking station.

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Long-range AUVCurrent

LRAUV

Saab

Max depth
300 m; 1,500 m option
Endurance
Published as range: >1,000 km rechargeable; >2,000 km primary lithium

The commercial continuation of MBARI’s long-range propeller-driven AUV architecture for ship-light ocean observation.

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Hybrid mine-countermeasure AUV/ROVCurrent

Double Eagle SAROV

Saab

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
Not published

A Double Eagle configuration that can conduct autonomous detection, classification and identification, then operate as an ROV for mine disposal.

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Medium mine-countermeasure AUVCurrent

A18-M

Exail

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
Up to 24 hours at 3 kn

A container-deployable mine-countermeasure AUV designed for broad-area detection and classification.

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Light mine-countermeasure AUVCurrent

A9-M

Exail

Max depth
Not published
Endurance
Not published

A compact member of Exail’s defense AUV range. Numerical specifications are withheld here until verified against a current primary datasheet.

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Man-portable coastal AUVCurrent

Iver3

L3Harris

Max depth
100 m; 200 m option
Endurance
8–14 hours at 2.5 kn

A single-person-portable coastal AUV with an open payload and software architecture.

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Extended-endurance man-portable AUVCurrent

Iver4 900

L3Harris

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
20+ hours NiMH; 40+ hours Li-ion

The extended-endurance 9-inch Iver4 configuration for longer ingress, egress and payload-intensive missions.

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Extra-large AUVHistorical

Echo Voyager

Boeing

Max depth
3,000 m
Endurance
Months of operation

Boeing’s pier-launched XLUUV demonstrator and precursor to the Orca program, designed for host-ship-independent missions.

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Large-diameter AUVCurrent

Dive-LD

Anduril Industries

Max depth
Approximately 6,000 m
Endurance
Approximately 10 days

A large-diameter, deep-rated vehicle built with open payload interfaces for defense and commercial mission sets.

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Extra-large AUVDevelopmental

Dive-XL

Anduril Industries

Max depth
Not published
Endurance
Demonstrated 100-hour voyage; designed for weeks submerged

An extra-large AUV under development and testing in the United States and Australia, including the Ghost Shark program.

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Two-person-portable coastal UUVCurrent production

REMUS 130

HII

Max depth
100 m
Endurance
Up to 10 hours

The third generation of the REMUS 100 series, modernized around open architecture and field-reconfigurable payloads.

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Two-person-portable modular UUVCurrent production

REMUS 300

HII

Max depth
305 m
Endurance
Up to 30 hours

A compact modular REMUS platform with selectable endurance configurations for littoral missions.

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Medium long-endurance UUVCurrent production

REMUS 620

HII

Max depth
600 m
Endurance
Up to 110 hours

HII’s medium REMUS generation combines higher speed with multi-day endurance and modular payload capacity.

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Multi-mission large AUVPrototype / demonstrator

Lamprey MMAUV

Lockheed Martin

Max depth
Not published
Endurance
Not published

A developmental multi-mission AUV designed to hitchhike on other platforms, recharge underwater and carry modular mission payloads.

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Deepwater inspection AUVUnknown / not clearly published

Marlin Mk3

Lockheed Martin

Max depth
4,000 m
Endurance
Up to 24 hours

A deepwater survey and inspection AUV announced with a modular mission-package architecture and hybrid AUV/ROV propulsion modes.

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Mine-reconnaissance AUVOperational

AUV62-MR

Saab

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
24 hours at 3 kn

A heavyweight-torpedo-form modular AUV for mine reconnaissance and high-coverage seabed survey.

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Autonomous acoustic-target AUVOperational

AUV62-AT

Saab

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
>18 h at 3 kn; >9 h at 6 kn; >3 h at 10 kn

An autonomous underwater acoustic target used to provide repeatable anti-submarine-warfare training without a live submarine.

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Large uncrewed underwater vehicleDevelopmental

Autonomous Ocean Drone

Saab

Max depth
Not published
Endurance
Not published

Saab’s modular LUUV concept, built around Autonomous Ocean Core for surveillance and seabed payload missions.

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Extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicleDevelopmental

Orca XLUUV

Boeing

Max depth
Not published
Endurance
Monthslong missions

The U.S. Navy’s Boeing-built XLUUV, developed from Echo Voyager with a removable high-volume payload section.

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Ultra-deep hovering survey AUVCurrent production

A6K

Exail

Max depth
6,000 m
Endurance
Up to 30 hours

A 6,000-meter survey-and-inspection AUV derived from Ifremer’s Ulyx, with hovering and autonomous close-range revisit capability.

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Man-portable survey AUVOperational

Iver4 580

L3Harris

Max depth
300 m
Endurance
6 hours per hot-swappable battery section

The portable 5.8-inch Iver4 configuration, optimized for rapid battery swaps and shallow-water survey.

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Shallow-water underwater gliderCurrent production

SEAEXPLORER 200

ALSEAMAR

Max depth
200 m
Endurance
75 days single battery; 135 days double battery

A rechargeable modular glider offered in single- and double-battery configurations for persistent shallow-water sensing.

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Small all-terrain AUVCurrent production

Eelume S3

Eelume

Max depth
300 m; 600 m option
Endurance
Up to 11 hours

A two-person-portable, single-person-launch all-terrain AUV able to survey in any roll angle and inspect at low speed.

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Medium all-terrain AUVCurrent production

Eelume S6

Eelume

Max depth
600 m
Endurance
Configurable up to multi-day operation

The medium S-series all-terrain AUV, emphasizing high-quality SAS mapping, close inspection and multi-day configuration options.

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