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Matangi autonomous surface vessel

An Indian surface demonstrator with a manufacturer-reported autonomous Mumbai–Thoothukudi transit.

Country / region
India
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Sea surface
System type
Uncrewed surface vessel
Developer / manufacturer
Sagar Defence Engineering
Origin / production countries
India
Other names
Matangi ASV
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Sagar Defence / Indian Navy-supported demonstration

Evidence & current status

Transit evidence is a first-person company announcement. Generic portfolio specifications are not assigned to the named hull; later production contracts require exact model mapping.

Role & capabilities

  • Autonomous surface navigation
  • Maritime observation
  • Collision-avoidance development

Specifications in context

Configuration
Named autonomous surface-vessel demonstrator

Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.

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
Approximately 1,600 km completed voyage reported by manufacturer

Demonstrated voyage distance claim; not a certified maximum range or endurance at a fixed payload.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sea state / environment
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
Autonomous navigation during the reported voyage

Published configuration baseline; not independently demonstrated at every loading and sea condition.

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

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

Source