REMUS 100
Small untethered survey vehicle with a long naval mine-countermeasures history and numerous sensor configurations.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- HII / Hydroid; originating WHOI programme
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- REMUS 100: multiple generations and payload configurations; REMUS 130 and REMUS 300 are separate models
- Operators / programme customers
- Royal Navy — HII documents continuing use and additional procurement
Evidence & current status
WHOI dimensions and mass describe its published baseline, not every current military configuration. HII directly documents Royal Navy service history.
Role & capabilities
- Seabed survey
- Environmental measurement
- Mine-countermeasures survey support
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Compact untethered survey AUV
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Diameter 19 cm, WHOI baseline
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- 37 kg, WHOI baseline
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Operating depth
- Maximum 100 m
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Bathymetry and environmental sensor options
Published specification for the cited configuration; payload, environment and speed affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗