Elbit Seagull
An optionally crewed 12-metre vessel able to operate without an onboard crew, with modular naval sensing and mine-countermeasure payloads.
- Country / region
- Israel
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Sea surface
- System type
- Uncrewed surface vessel
- Developer / manufacturer
- Elbit Systems
- Origin / production countries
- Israel
- Other names
- Seagull USV
- Variants / configurations
- Mission-configured Seagull; crewed and uncrewed modes
- Operators / programme customers
- Israel Navy — service since 2017 reported by Elbit
Evidence & current status
Service history is explicitly attributed to Elbit. Optional sensors, crewed modes and export configurations should be checked against each customer contract.
Role & capabilities
- Maritime security surveillance
- Modular underwater sensing
- Mine countermeasures support
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Optionally crewed vessel with fully uncrewed modes
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Hull / propulsion
- Composite and aluminium construction; removable floats
Engine rating not established from reviewed sources.
Source - Dimensions
- 12 m length
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Displacement / mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Payload
- Interchangeable mission suites
No universal payload mass published on the reviewed product page.
Source - Endurance
- More than four days at cruising speed
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
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 - Sea state / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Configurable towed/dipping sonar and electro-optical sensing
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Communications / control
- Line-of-sight and SATCOM; one control system for two vessels
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Port or supporting ship; transport in a 40-foot container advertised
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
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