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Rubin Yunona

A small modular survey and search AUV with a manufacturer-published 1,000-metre depth rating.

Country / region
Russia
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Underwater
System type
Autonomous underwater vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
Rubin Central Design Bureau
Origin / production countries
Russia
Other names
Junona; Юнона
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Manufacturer reports accumulated use; a named naval customer and current acceptance are not established.

Role & capabilities

  • Search and mapping
  • Environmental measurement
  • Rescue-support survey

Specifications in context

Configuration
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Hull / propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
2.90 m long; 200 mm diameter

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Displacement / mass
87 kg

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Up to 6 hours

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Range
Up to 30 km at route speed

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Speed
1.0–1.5 m/s route speed; 3.0 m/s maximum

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Operating depth
1,000 m

Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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