Osprey AUV
A larger modular relative of Gavia with more energy and payload volume.
- Country / region
- Iceland
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- 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
- Not identified in reviewed sources
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
- Battery-electric rim-drive thruster
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Up to 5 m long; 324 mm diameter
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- Up to 400 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 24 h at 3.5 knots with two batteries
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
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
- 2,000 m
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Configurable sonar and optical survey instruments
Published baseline; configuration and mission 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
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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