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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.

Air. Land. Sea. Underwater.

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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.

13 entries

Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

L3Harris Iver4 580

A smaller modular Iver AUV with a distinct five-point-eight-inch hull and a dated 2025 specification baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

L3Harris Iver4 900

A modular, nine-inch-class AUV selected for a US submarine launch-and-recovery development programme.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

General Dynamics Knifefish

A US Navy mine-countermeasure AUV derived from Bluefin technology, with its own sonar, integration and delivery record.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Underwater gliderUnited States

Teledyne Slocum Sentinel

A larger Slocum glider intended for long-duration sensing, with a documented 2026 naval acoustic demonstration.

Development / trialsRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-21

A large, deep-rated survey AUV with interchangeable sensor and battery modules.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Bluefin-9

Portable electric AUV combining seabed sonar, imaging and environmental data collection.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Underwater systemsUnited States

Dive-LD

A modular large-diameter AUV marketed for defence and commercial deep-water missions.

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