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Copperhead

Anduril Copperhead is a family of high-speed autonomous undersea vehicles designed for deployable sensing, communications, survey and defense payloads from...

Facts

Company
Anduril Industries
Product type
auv
Status
announced
Primary capability
undersea_sensing
Website
https://www.anduril.com/copperhead

About Copperhead

Anduril Copperhead is a family of high-speed autonomous undersea vehicles designed for deployable sensing, communications, survey and defense payloads from autonomous host platforms.

Market context

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Summary

Type: High-speed AUV

Core: Copperhead

Function: Undersea missions

Audience: Naval operators

Specifications

communications
Acoustic communications with underwater vehicles and RF links with above-water assets
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
max_speed_knots
Sprint speed over 30 knots kn
underwater_autonomy
AI-enabled edge compute for detection, tracking and obstacle avoidance

Operations

Environment
underwater, maritime, defense
Primary user
naval operators, maritime security teams, undersea system integrators
Role
undersea_sensing, maritime_surveillance, autonomous_payload_deployment
Interaction model
autonomous, remote_supervised
Mobility class
autonomous_underwater_vehicle
Product detail
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