SeaRaptor
A deep-water AUV offered for broad survey and defence-related seabed observation.
- Country / region
- Iceland
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- 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
- Argeo — commercial customer
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
- 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
- Argeo announcement: over 40 hours
2021 lithium-ion configuration; do not substitute later maximum claims.
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
- Argeo ordered configuration: 6,000 m
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source - Sensors
- Argeo fit: synthetic-aperture, multibeam and sub-bottom sonar; cameras; environmental sensors
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
- Containerised launch and recovery equipment
Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.
Source