Exail A18-M / SLAM-F derivative
A medium military AUV with a separately contracted extended French SLAM-F configuration.
- Country / region
- France
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Exail; Thales for French sonar integration
- Origin / production countries
- France
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- A18-M standard; Extended A18-M for French SLAM-F
- Operators / programme customers
- French Navy — contracted SLAM-F customer
Evidence & current status
Published capabilities and limits refer to the cited configuration; unreported values remain unknown.
Role & capabilities
- Underwater survey
- Environmental assessment
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Standard: 4.5 m length; 18-inch diameter
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- Standard: 442 kg
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Standard: up to 24 hours at 3 knots
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Operating depth
- Standard: 3–300 m
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Standard: synthetic-aperture sonar and CTD; SLAM-F: SAMDIS 600
Distinct standard and extended French configurations.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Shore, support vessel or Inspector 125 with appropriate handling equipment
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
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