Saab Autonomous Ocean Drone

Saab Autonomous Ocean Drone is a large uncrewed underwater vehicle designed for modular naval missions including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, seabed operations and object delivery. Saab describes its mission configuration and specifications as customer-dependent.

Facts

  • Company: Saab
  • Type: Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle
  • Positioning: Autonomous Ocean Drone
  • Function: Long-range autonomous underwater missions
  • Audience: Naval and subsea mission operators
  • Status: Development
  • Website: https://www.saab.com/products/autonomous-ocean-drone

Specifications

  • Vehicle Class: Large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV)
  • Launch Modes: Pier-side, surface-ship and compatible-submarine launch
  • Recovery Modes: Returns to mothership or navigates back to base
  • Autonomy System: Saab Autonomous Ocean Core
  • Mission Set: ISR, seabed-system installation, seabed object delivery, autonomous navigation and sensor-AI target classification
  • Multi Vehicle Coordination: Synchronizes with other drones and water-borne vessels as a water wingman
  • Modularity: Customer-configurable modular design; published specifications vary by mission requirements

Market context

Naval and subsea mission operators

  • Peer Group: Autonomous underwater vehicle
  • Workflow: Underwater Robotics
  • Customer Segment: Defense robotics

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