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Dive-LD

A modular large-diameter AUV marketed for defence and commercial deep-water missions.

Country / region
United States
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Underwater
System type
Autonomous underwater vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
Anduril Industries
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Named configuration; see the evidence and specification notes
Operators / programme customers
Not established in the reviewed public sources

Evidence & current status

Public specifications are attributed to the cited sources. Advertised limits are not assumed to occur simultaneously.

Role & capabilities

  • Modular undersea sensing
  • Deep-water survey
  • Naval surveillance

Specifications in context

Configuration
Untethered large-diameter AUV

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Hull / propulsion
Electric propulsion

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Dimensions
Approximately 5.8 m long; 1.2 m diameter

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Payload
Over 1 cubic metre flooded payload volume

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Endurance
Approximately 10 days, configuration dependent

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Operating depth
Up to 6,000 m

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Launch / deployment
Vessel or shore deployment

Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.

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