Saab Double Eagle MDS / SAROV
A mine-countermeasure vehicle family spanning a tether-powered ROV and a battery-capable hybrid ROV/AUV.
- Country / region
- Sweden
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Remotely operated underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Saab
- Origin / production countries
- Sweden
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Double Eagle MDS; Double Eagle SAROV
- Operators / programme customers
- Poland — SAROV follow-on procurement
Evidence & current status
Configuration and acceptance claims are kept separate from wider family marketing.
Role & capabilities
- Mine-countermeasure support
- Underwater inspection
- Environmental survey in SAROV configuration
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- MDS tethered ROV; SAROV hybrid tethered/untethered vehicle
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter 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
- MDS 2.2 × 1.3 × 0.5 m; SAROV 3.0 × 1.3 × 0.8 m
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter performance.
Source - Displacement / mass
- MDS 360 kg; SAROV 730 kg in air
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter performance.
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
- 0–6 knots
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter performance.
Source - Operating depth
- MDS 500 m; SAROV 300 m
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter 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
- MDS power/data tether; SAROV offers powered tether, optical tether or untethered operation
Configuration-specific published baseline; installed equipment and conditions can alter performance.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source