Rubin Vityaz-D
A Russian full-ocean-depth autonomous research complex, separate from operational naval UUV claims.
- Country / region
- Russia
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Rubin Central Design Bureau
- Origin / production countries
- Russia
- Other names
- Vityaz D; Витязь-Д
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Russian research programme — Rubin
Evidence & current status
Manufacturer research-use evidence. Technical page was available through the search index; direct retrieval was unreliable. No naval fleet acceptance inferred.
Role & capabilities
- Deep-ocean research
- Seabed survey
- Extreme-depth technology demonstration
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
- 5.7 m long; 1.3 m diameter
Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.
Source - Displacement / mass
- 5.7 tonnes
Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.
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
- Up to 12,000 m design rating
Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / control
- Acoustic navigation/communication with seabed and shipboard elements
Published configuration or reported trial baseline; not a guarantee for all variants.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source