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THE SYSTEM FILES

Find the system. Understand its role.

Browse air, land, sea surface and underwater systems by mission, country, manufacturer and programme status.

Air. Land. Sea. Underwater.

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Domains describe where the vehicle operates. Remote control and autonomous operation are identified separately in each profile. Adjacent support systems →

Aircraft, ground vehicles, surface vessels, underwater vehicles, named variants and adjacent support systems. Specifications are attributed to their sources; undisclosed values stay explicit. Origin is separate from operator country. This is a growing public-source catalogue, including development projects, rather than a census of every field-built configuration.

47 entries

Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleCanada

ISE Explorer

A modular Canadian survey AUV family with delivered scientific and commercial vehicles and defence-funded docking development.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleCanada

ISE Theseus

A historical Canadian defence AUV built for under-ice cable-laying research and subsequently placed in storage.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

L3Harris Iver4 580

A smaller modular Iver AUV with a distinct five-point-eight-inch hull and a dated 2025 specification baseline.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

L3Harris Iver4 900

A modular, nine-inch-class AUV selected for a US submarine launch-and-recovery development programme.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleUnited States

General Dynamics Knifefish

A US Navy mine-countermeasure AUV derived from Bluefin technology, with its own sonar, integration and delivery record.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleNorway

Kongsberg MUNIN

A smaller modular survey AUV documented in Kongsberg's 2018 rental catalogue; current production and defence acceptance require updating.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleIndia

L&T Amogh / Adamya / Maya AUVs

Three Indian underwater vehicle lines addressing deep survey, compact modular missions and configurable environmental work.

Supplier-reported statusRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleJapan

OZZ-5

Japan's mine-search AUV, with a documented equipment baseline and continuing sonar research.

Development / trialsRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Vityaz-D

A Russian full-ocean-depth autonomous research complex, separate from operational naval UUV claims.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Autonomous underwater vehicleRussia

Rubin Yunona

A small modular survey and search AUV with a manufacturer-published 1,000-metre depth rating.

In service / use documentedRead
Underwater · Remotely operated underwater vehicleSweden

Saab Double Eagle MDS / SAROV

A mine-countermeasure vehicle family spanning a tether-powered ROV and a battery-capable hybrid ROV/AUV.

Order / production commitmentRead
Underwater · Remotely operated underwater vehicleSweden

Saab Double Eagle MuMNS

A reusable tethered underwater vehicle integrated into French and British mine-countermeasure programmes.

Order / production commitmentRead