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STM NETA 300

A portable autonomous survey vehicle with a Turkish domestic contract and documented sea trials.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
Primary domain
Underwater
System type
Autonomous underwater vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
STM
Origin / production countries
Türkiye
Other names
NETA 300
Variants / configurations
Basic battery configuration; Extended endurance configuration
Operators / programme customers
Turkish Navy — intended user under a domestic sales contract

Evidence & current status

Manufacturer claims are distinguished from procurement and acceptance evidence; undisclosed figures have not been estimated.

Role & capabilities

  • Seabed mapping
  • Mine detection support
  • Underwater search

Specifications in context

Configuration
Portable modular autonomous underwater vehicle

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Hull / propulsion
Battery electric; 2.1 or 4.2 kWh lithium-ion options

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Displacement / mass
70 kg basic configuration; up to 85 kg

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
12 or 24 hours, depending on battery option

Supplier baseline for 2.1/4.2 kWh configurations; not maximum-speed endurance.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Speed
Up to 5 knots

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Operating depth
Up to 300 m

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Sensors
Side-scan and gap-filling sonar; optional synthetic aperture sonar

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source
Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Launch / deployment
Two-person portable; deployable from surface platforms

Supplier-published configuration; payload and operating conditions affect performance.

Source