SeaCat MK1
A modular AUV with optional tethered inspection capability and a German minehunter integration programme.
- Country / region
- Germany
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK
- Origin / production countries
- Germany
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- SeaCat MK1 modular variants; German Type 332 minehunter configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- German Navy — four-vehicle procurement
Evidence & current status
The government page retains a 2023 information baseline and future delivery language; a 2025 page date is not evidence of completed 2026 delivery.
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.
Source - Hull / propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- 3.0–4.5 m length; 324 mm diameter
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source - Displacement / mass
- 200–350 kg
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- 7 to more than 24 hours
Configuration-dependent manufacturer envelope.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Typical 3–4 knots
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source - Operating depth
- Family: up to 600 m; German procurement baseline: 300 m
Supplier family maximum; the separately cited German procurement describes a 300 m customer configuration.
Source - Sensors
- Interchangeable sonar, optical and survey heads
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source - Communications / control
- Autonomous or optional fibre-optic ROV mode
Manufacturer baseline; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source