Product profile
Lamprey MMAUV
Lockheed Martin Lamprey is an announced multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle with host-attached deployment, built-in recharging and an open-architectu...
Facts
- Company
- Lockheed Martin
- Product type
- auv
- Status
- announced
- Primary capability
- undersea_surveillance
- Website
- https://lockheedmartin.com/mmauv
About Lamprey MMAUV
Lockheed Martin Lamprey is an announced multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle with host-attached deployment, built-in recharging and an open-architecture payload bay.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Multi-mission AUV
Core: Lamprey
Function: Modular autonomous undersea missions
Audience: Naval and maritime operators
Specifications
- payload_architecture
- Open-architecture payload bay designed for modular mission payloads
- power_source
- Built-in hydrogenators recharge the vehicle
- system_architecture
- Plug-and-play submersible that attaches to a host surface ship or submarine without modifications
Operations
- Environment
- underwater, open_ocean, defense
- Primary user
- naval operators, undersea mission teams, defense integrators
- Role
- undersea_surveillance, modular_payload_operations, host_platform_extension
- Interaction model
- autonomous, remote_supervised
- Mobility class
- autonomous_underwater_vehicle
- Product detail
- https://zlsbkmaixmmnjrgpkcyp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/robotics_assets/products/korthos-product-candidates-2026-08-19-batch-11/lockheed-martin-lamprey-mmauv-official-16x9.jpg, modular_auv, marine_robot, 1600, 900, 710e45a0486345060ad5f876027037cbe788cd77e91a705e731e0135128192f5, reviewed_16x9_official_media, Multi-Mission AUV, robotics_assets, https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/rms/photo/mmauv/1.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg, https://lockheedmartin.com/mma...
Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Lockheed Martin demonstrates SensorMAX across eight simultaneous sonar feeds — 2026-08-05
- Skunk Works completes 27 AI-controlled intercepts using live sensor data — 2026-08-04
- Sikorsky Nomad 100 completes initial DARPA EVADE flight-test phase — 2026-07-22
- BETA unveils MV250 autonomous hybrid military logistics VTOL — 2026-07-20
- Lockheed Martin unveils recoverable MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system — 2026-07-20
- Lockheed Martin Aculight and nLIGHT win $86M JLWS laser-weapon awards — 2026-07-09
- Lockheed Martin signs $3.45B agreement to acquire Ultra Maritime — 2026-07-06
- Sentrycs Cyber-over-RF layer integrates into Lockheed Martin Sanctum C-UAS — 2026-06-23