MSubs receives UK SDA trial contract for CETUS XLUUV
The UK Submarine Delivery Agency awarded MSubs a GBP 6.68 million trial and evaluation phase for the CETUS/XV Excalibur extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle, with work running to 1 May 2028.
Evidence notes
- The trial phase covers CETUS payload testing, underwater-autonomy de-risking and military-utility evaluation.
- XV Excalibur is the Royal Navy XLUUV developed through Project CETUS with MSubs.
- GOV.UK describes Excalibur as a 12 m, 19 tonne extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle.
Company context
UK autonomous underwater vehicle and submersible systems company named in Sonardyne autonomous naval platform partnership materials.