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The US Navy's extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle programme, developed around modular mission payloads.
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The US Navy's extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle programme, developed around modular mission payloads.
Portable US inspection and bomb-disposal robot with documented German deliveries and configurable hazard-sensing equipment.
Established US bomb-disposal and hazardous-inspection robot family, with successive generations that require separate specifications.
Ukrainian logistics and evacuation ground robot with documented military use; published payload and range figures contain unresolved inconsistencies.
Small untethered survey vehicle with a long naval mine-countermeasures history and numerous sensor configurations.
Portable modular AUV underpinning the US Navy’s Lionfish programme, with battery-dependent size, endurance and range.
Medium-class modular AUV with multi-day advertised endurance and documented customer procurement and integration trials.
Canadian-developed modular ground-robot family with separate SP, CXT and XT configurations and a September 2026 US Marine Corps order.
A hovering hybrid underwater vehicle able to perform autonomous survey or remotely controlled inspection tasks.
Concept / announced
A 52-metre uncrewed naval design announced in April 2026, with first sea trials planned for early 2027.
A 20-metre ocean-going autonomous platform for deep-water mapping, maritime sensing and trials of additional naval payloads.
A 10-metre autonomous vessel for persistent coastal surveillance and seabed mapping, used in US and NATO maritime programmes.