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THE SYSTEM FILES

Find the system. Understand its role.

Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

47 entries

Underwater · Underwater systemsNorway

HUGIN Endurance

A large AUV designed for long autonomous survey deployments from shore or a support vessel.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsNorway

HUGIN Superior

A deep-water survey AUV combining synthetic-aperture sonar with a broad environmental sensor suite.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Manta Ray

An extra-large underwater technology demonstrator exploring long-duration autonomous operations.

Development / trialsRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Orca XLUUV

The US Navy's extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle programme, developed around modular mission payloads.

Development / trialsRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 100

Small untethered survey vehicle with a long naval mine-countermeasures history and numerous sensor configurations.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 300 / Lionfish platform

Portable modular AUV underpinning the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, with battery-dependent size, endurance and range.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

REMUS 620

Medium-class modular AUV with multi-day advertised endurance and documented customer procurement and integration trials.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsSweden

Sabertooth

A hovering hybrid underwater vehicle able to perform autonomous survey or remotely controlled inspection tasks.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited Kingdom

Seaeye Falcon

A compact tethered inspection ROV with standard and deep-rated configurations.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Slocum G3

A buoyancy-driven oceanographic glider with established naval use and configurable environmental sensing.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited Kingdom

XV Excalibur

The Royal Navy's Project Cetus extra-large underwater technology demonstrator.

Development / trialsRead