C2 Robotics
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About C2 Robotics
C2 Robotics develops defence autonomous systems with Speartooth as its principal undersea platform. The large uncrewed underwater vehicle uses a modular, payload-agnostic architecture for long-range intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, logistics and strike missions. Commercially available components and compatibility with existing industrial facilities are intended to support distributed Australian manufacture and rapid scaling without dedicated submarine shipyards.
Speartooth has moved beyond prototype exercises into early operational procurement. C2 announced its first export sales in 2025, commissioned a vehicle for a United States customer in May 2026 and disclosed a German sale through Eurobotics, which is also a European manufacturing partner. Australia's 2026 defence programme includes a Speartooth fleet alongside larger Ghost Shark vehicles. The company is also integrating Australian-made Thales sonar and processing for autonomous navigation and continues to offer OGRE optically guided payload technology.
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Operations
Orders & commitments
- Order / commitment
2025-10-31 - C2 Robotics announced first export sales of its Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel, marking first disclosed international customer demand for the platform. - Speartooth LUUV export sales
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Funding
Investors
- Australian Department of Defence - Participant - Strategic Industrial - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2023-10-04
Team
- Michael Bailey - CEO and Co-Founder
- Tom Loveard - Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-04-14 - Market Signal - Royal Australian Navy assigns Speartooth to autonomous-systems unit
The Royal Australian Navy said its Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit would operate Speartooth alongside Ghost Shark and Bluebottle platforms. The unit moves Speartooth into a formal Navy structure for autonomous maritime capability rather than leaving it as a standalone development programme. Navy established the unit to accelerate experimentation, doctrine, training and operational employment for maritime autonomous systems.
Source - 2025-11-05 - Partnership - Thales, Austal, and C2 Robotics unveil integrated undersea surveillance concept for Australian naval chokepoints
Thales Australia, Austal Australia, and C2 Robotics announced a partnership concept to integrate Speartooth vehicles, Thales undersea sensors, and Austal naval vessels into a scalable Australian ISR network. The concept is designed to detect and deter undersea threats by deploying persistent autonomous vehicles at key maritime chokepoints. The announcement expands C2 Robotics' role from standalone platform provider toward participation in a broader integrated maritime surveillance architecture.
Source - 2025-10-31 - Commercial Order - C2 Robotics secures first export sales of Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel
C2 Robotics announced the first export sales of its Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel. The sales mark the first disclosed international customer demand for Speartooth and move the platform beyond domestic development and trial visibility. The company framed Speartooth as a scalable, stealthy, long-range military payload delivery system designed for force-mass generation in the maritime domain.
Source - 2024-10-28 - Partnership - C2 Robotics and Thales Australia advance partnership on sovereign autonomous maritime systems
C2 Robotics and Thales Australia announced a partnership to integrate Thales sonar sensors and processing into the Speartooth LUUV. The collaboration is intended to improve Speartooth's autonomous navigation, safety, reliability, and mission flexibility at long range. The companies positioned the partnership around sovereign Australian supply chain depth, local sensor production, and scalable autonomous maritime capability.
Source - 2024-02-11 - Capability - Speartooth LUUV moves toward real-world operations through more challenging trials
C2 Robotics said Speartooth had advanced into more demanding real-world trials as it continued maturing the platform. The update followed earlier in-water testing and signaled progress from early prototype demonstration toward operationally relevant performance. The company framed the work as validation of the long-range autonomous underwater vessel concept in increasingly realistic conditions.
Source - 2023-10-04 - Funding - C2 Robotics secures Defence innovation funding for Gen 2 Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel
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.
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- Public safety robotics - Workflow
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Commercial
- C2 Robotics secures first export sales of Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel
2025-10-31 · Order / contract
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