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STM NETA 300

A portable autonomous survey vehicle with a Turkish domestic contract and documented sea trials.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
Primary domain
Underwater
System type
Autonomous underwater vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
STM
Origin / production countries
Türkiye
Other names
NETA 300
Variants / configurations
Basic battery configuration; Extended endurance configuration
Operators / programme customers
Turkish Navy — intended user under a domestic sales contract

Evidence & current status

Manufacturer claims are distinguished from procurement and acceptance evidence; undisclosed figures have not been estimated.

Role & capabilities

  • Seabed mapping
  • Mine detection support
  • Underwater search

Specifications in context

Configuration
Portable modular autonomous underwater vehicle

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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Hull / propulsion
Battery electric; 2.1 or 4.2 kWh lithium-ion options

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Displacement / mass
70 kg basic configuration; up to 85 kg

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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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
12 or 24 hours, depending on battery option

Supplier baseline for 2.1/4.2 kWh configurations; not maximum-speed endurance.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Speed
Up to 5 knots

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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Operating depth
Up to 300 m

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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Sensors
Side-scan and gap-filling sonar; optional synthetic aperture sonar

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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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
Two-person portable; deployable from surface platforms

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

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