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C2 Robotics Speartooth

An Australian large autonomous underwater vehicle with a 2026 US commissioning announcement and German export sale.

Country / region
Australia
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
C2 Robotics
Origin / production countries
Australia
Other names
Speartooth LUUV
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Australia — MASU integration programme; United States — supplier-reported first export commissioning; Germany — supplier-reported sale

Evidence & current status

US service transition and German sale are manufacturer-reported. Australian Defence confirms programme inclusion, while numerical performance and delivered customer configurations remain undisclosed in the reviewed primary pages.

Role & capabilities

  • Modular maritime payload carriage
  • Underwater intelligence and survey roles

Specifications in context

Configuration
Modular large autonomous underwater vehicle

Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Hull / propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Operating depth
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source