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Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
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.

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Hull / propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Endurance
Argeo announcement: over 40 hours

2021 lithium-ion configuration; do not substitute later maximum claims.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Operating depth
Argeo ordered configuration: 6,000 m

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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Sensors
Argeo fit: synthetic-aperture, multibeam and sub-bottom sonar; cameras; environmental sensors

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Launch / deployment
Containerised launch and recovery equipment

Published baseline; configuration and mission conditions affect performance.

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