Thales, Austal, and C2 Robotics unveil integrated undersea surveillance concept for Australian naval chokepoints
Evidence notes
- 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.
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.