VECTORDEFENCE DRONE
INTELLIGENCE
INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE
THE EVOLVING FIELD GUIDE
Editor

DEFENCE DRONES / THE LIBRARY

Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Matangi autonomous surface vessel

An Indian surface demonstrator with a manufacturer-reported autonomous Mumbai–Thoothukudi transit.

Country / region
India
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Sea surface
System type
Uncrewed surface vessel
Developer / manufacturer
Sagar Defence Engineering
Origin / production countries
India
Other names
Matangi ASV
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Sagar Defence / Indian Navy-supported demonstration

Evidence & current status

Transit evidence is a first-person company announcement. Generic portfolio specifications are not assigned to the named hull; later production contracts require exact model mapping.

Role & capabilities

  • Autonomous surface navigation
  • Maritime observation
  • Collision-avoidance development

Specifications in context

Configuration
Named autonomous surface-vessel demonstrator

Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.

Source ↗
Hull / propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Range
Approximately 1,600 km completed voyage reported by manufacturer

Demonstrated voyage distance claim; not a certified maximum range or endurance at a fixed payload.

Source ↗
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Sea state / environment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗
Communications / control
Autonomous navigation during the reported voyage

Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.

Source ↗
Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source ↗