Cellula Guardian / Solus-XR
The current Solus-XR identity, offered as a large modular battery or fuel-cell AUV with an announced confidential defence sale.
- Country / region
- Canada
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Cellula Robotics
- Origin / production countries
- Canada
- Other names
- Solus-XR; Solus XR
- Variants / configurations
- Guardian fuel-cell configuration; Guardian battery configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Confidential defence customer — announced 2025 sale
Evidence & current status
Rename established. Current supplier endurance wording conflicts internally; customer identity, acceptance and a full-range demonstration are unresolved.
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
- Fuel-cell or rechargeable lithium-ion energy options
Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Dimensions
- 11.7 m long; 1.66 m width/height
Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Displacement / mass
- Fuel-cell table: 8,000 kg
Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating 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
- Fuel-cell table: 925 hours (38.5 days); battery table: 480 hours
Headline claims over 45 days; selected table figures are supplier specifications, not demonstrated results.
Source - Range
- Fuel-cell table: 5,000 km; battery table: 2,650 km
Advertised configuration figures; not verified by the separate Envoy demonstration.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Operating depth
- 300 / 1,000 / 3,000 m configurations offered
Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.
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.
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