Anduril Copperhead is a family of high-speed autonomous undersea vehicles designed for deployable sensing, communications, survey and defense payloads from autonomous host platforms.
Facts
Company: Anduril Industries
Type: High Speed Auv
Positioning: Copperhead
Function: Undersea missions
Audience: Naval operators
Status: Announced
Website: https://www.anduril.com/copperhead
Specifications
Max Speed Knots: Sprint speed over 30 knots
Diameter: 12.75 in Copperhead-100/100M; 21 in Copperhead-500/500M
Example Payloads: Sensing, communications, magnetometer and chemical detection payloads; side-scan sonar and magnetometer configurations
Launch Platforms: XL-AUV, small+ ASV, medium+ ASV and Group 4+/5 AAV host platforms
Underwater Autonomy: AI-enabled edge compute for detection, tracking and obstacle avoidance
Communications: Acoustic communications with underwater vehicles and RF links with above-water assets
Market context
Naval operators
Peer Group: Autonomous underwater vehicle, Marine Autonomy System
Anduril unveils Copperhead high-speed AUV family - 2025-04-07 - Product Launch - The family launched with Copperhead-100 and Copperhead-500 models plus Copperhead-M munition configurations. Commercial configurations target search and rescue, critical-infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring.… - source: anduril.com