Gavia AUV
A modular portable AUV with named naval deliveries and a configurable survey sensor suite.
- Country / region
- Iceland
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Underwater
- System type
- Autonomous underwater vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teledyne Gavia
- Origin / production countries
- Iceland
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Swedish Armed Forces
Evidence & current status
Unreported specifications and model-specific operator acceptance remain explicit uncertainties.
Role & capabilities
- Underwater survey
- Environmental assessment
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
- 1.8–4.5 m long; 200 mm diameter
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source - Displacement / mass
- 50–130 kg in air
Published baseline; configuration and mission 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
- Typical 7–8 h at 3 knots per battery module; 5–6 h with all sensors
Battery-module count, sensors and speed change duration.
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
- 500 m or 1,000 m configuration
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect 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
- DVL-aided INS; acoustic, surface WLAN and Iridium links
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source