Product profile
MANTA / S201
MANTA / S201 is MSubs' large uncrewed underwater vehicle concept, also described as XLUUV/Manta/S201. The 9-metre vehicle was built for long submerged oper...
Facts
- Company
- MSubs
- Product type
- auv
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- underwater_missions
- Website
- https://www.msubs.com/unmanned-submersibles/xluuv/
About MANTA / S201
MANTA / S201 is MSubs' large uncrewed underwater vehicle concept, also described as XLUUV/Manta/S201. The 9-metre vehicle was built for long submerged operations and crane deployment, with a streamlined hull and direct-drive main propeller.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Large uncrewed underwater vehicle
Core: Long-endurance XLUUV
Function: Provides a large subsea vehicle for extended autonomous or remotely supervised missions
Audience: Defense, offshore and marine research operators
Specifications
- beam_m
- 2 m
- deployment
- Primary deployment by crane-in; one crew member can be on deck for surface running
- length_m
- 9 m
- operating_depth_m
- 305 m
- submerged_duration_h
- 48 h
- submerged_speed_knots
- 12 kn
- surface_speed_knots
- Surface running possible in modest sea states kn
- weight_t
- 9 t
Operations
- Environment
- offshore_operations, open_water, subsea_operations
- Primary user
- defense_operators, marine_research_teams, offshore_operators
- Role
- underwater_missions, maritime_surveillance, marine_data_collection, autonomous_navigation
- Interaction model
- autonomous_mission_execution, remote_supervision, crane_deployment, surface_crew_support
- Mobility class
- large_uncrewed_underwater_vehicle, untethered_marine_robot
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- MSubs receives UK SDA trial contract for CETUS XLUUV — 2026-06-25
- MSubs-built XV Excalibur handed over to Royal Navy — 2025-12-11
- MSubs wins Royal Navy XLUUV test submarine contract — 2020-03-05