Teledyne Slocum Sentinel
A larger Slocum glider intended for long-duration sensing, with a documented 2026 naval acoustic demonstration.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Underwater glider
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teledyne Webb Research
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Published product data does not establish acceptance of every offered configuration.
Role & capabilities
- Persistent environmental sensing
- Acoustic-sensing trials
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Buoyancy-driven autonomous glider
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Buoyancy engine; data sheet lists 23 kWh primary-lithium energy
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 2.57 m long; 0.33 m diameter
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- 171 kg
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 3.5 kg listed allowance
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Advertised 2+ years with the stated primary-lithium energy configuration
Supplier design figure; not evidence of a completed two-year deployment.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 1 knot average; 2 knots maximum gliding speed
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Operating depth
- 1,000 m
Published model baseline; payload, battery and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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