C2 Robotics secures Defence innovation funding for Gen 2 Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel
Evidence notes
- C2 Robotics received a third tranche of innovation funding from the Australian Department of Defence to progress prototype development of the Gen 2 Speartooth LUUV.
- The funding followed real-world testing of the first-generation Speartooth since May 2022.
- C2 said the funding would support the next stage of prototype refinement based on operational trial learnings.
Company context
Australian defence robotics company developing autonomous systems across maritime, land, and air domains. Its flagship Speartooth platform is a large uncrewed underwater vehicle designed for scalable, low-infrastructure undersea operations, while the company also develops other defence autonomous systems including OGRE.