C2 Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-04-14 - Market Signal - Royal Australian Navy assigns Speartooth to autonomous-systems unit - The Royal Australian Navy said its Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit would operate Speartooth alongside Ghost Shark and Bluebottle platforms. The unit moves Speartooth into a formal Navy structure for autonomous maritime capability rather than leaving it as a… - source: defence.gov.au
• 2025-11-05 - Partnership - Thales, Austal, and C2 Robotics unveil integrated undersea surveillance concept for Australian naval chokepoints - Thales Australia, Austal Australia, and C2 Robotics announced a partnership concept to integrate Speartooth vehicles, Thales undersea sensors, and Austal naval vessels into a scalable Australian ISR network. The concept is designed to detect and deter… - source: c2robotics.com.au
• 2025-10-31 - Commercial Order - C2 Robotics secures first export sales of Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - C2 Robotics announced the first export sales of its Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel. The sales mark the first disclosed international customer demand for Speartooth and move the platform beyond domestic development and trial visibility. The… - source: c2robotics.com.au
• 2024-10-28 - Partnership - C2 Robotics and Thales Australia advance partnership on sovereign autonomous maritime systems - C2 Robotics and Thales Australia announced a partnership to integrate Thales sonar sensors and processing into the Speartooth LUUV. The collaboration is intended to improve Speartooth's autonomous navigation, safety, reliability, and mission flexibility at… - source: c2robotics.com.au
• 2024-02-11 - Capability - Speartooth LUUV moves toward real-world operations through more challenging trials - C2 Robotics said Speartooth had advanced into more demanding real-world trials as it continued maturing the platform. The update followed earlier in-water testing and signaled progress from early prototype demonstration toward operationally relevant… - source: c2robotics.com.au
• 2023-10-04 - Funding - C2 Robotics secures Defence innovation funding for Gen 2 Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - C2 Robotics received a third tranche of innovation funding from the Australian Department of Defence to progress prototype development of the Gen 2 Speartooth LUUV. The funding followed real-world testing of the first-generation Speartooth since May 2022. C2… - source: c2robotics.com.au