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Gavia AUV

A modular portable AUV with named naval deliveries and a configurable survey sensor suite.

Country / region
Iceland
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
Teledyne Gavia
Origin / production countries
Iceland
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Swedish Armed Forces

Evidence & current status

Unreported specifications and model-specific operator acceptance remain explicit uncertainties.

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.

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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
1.8–4.5 m long; 200 mm diameter

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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Displacement / mass
50–130 kg in air

Published baseline; configuration and mission 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
Typical 7–8 h at 3 knots per battery module; 5–6 h with all sensors

Battery-module count, sensors and speed change duration.

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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
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Operating depth
500 m or 1,000 m configuration

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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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
DVL-aided INS; acoustic, surface WLAN and Iridium links

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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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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