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Saab Autonomous Ocean Drone

Saab Autonomous Ocean Drone is a large uncrewed underwater vehicle designed for modular naval missions including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissa...

Facts

Company
Saab
Product type
autonomous_underwater_vehicle
Status
development
Primary capability
underwater_surveillance
Website
https://www.saab.com/products/autonomous-ocean-drone

About 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.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Large uncrewed underwater vehicle

Core: Autonomous Ocean Drone

Function: Long-range autonomous underwater missions

Audience: Naval and subsea mission operators

Specifications

autonomy_system
Saab Autonomous Ocean Core
launch_modes
Pier-side, surface-ship and compatible-submarine launch
mission_set
ISR, seabed-system installation, seabed object delivery, autonomous navigation and sensor-AI target classification
modularity
Customer-configurable modular design; published specifications vary by mission requirements
multi_vehicle_coordination
Synchronizes with other drones and water-borne vessels as a water wingman
recovery_modes
Returns to mothership or navigates back to base
vehicle_class
Large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV)

Operations

Environment
underwater, open_ocean, naval
Primary user
naval forces, subsea mission operators, maritime intelligence teams
Role
underwater_surveillance, seabed_operations, object_delivery
Interaction model
autonomous, mission_supervised
Mobility class
underwater_vehicle
Product detail
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