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The DIVE-LD (LD for "large displacement" - it is however functionally also long-distance and long-duration) AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle), measuring 48 inches in diameter and 19 feet long and designed for operations down to 6,000 m water depth (the deepest part of the Black Sea is 2,212 meters).

DARPA has been shepherding its development for a few years. It won the swim-off as best in class, and Anduril stepped in and bought the company in 2022, bringing bigger financial backing to the company, as well as cutting edge AI capabilities, and a deep Defense Acquisition team.

Anduril said (in 2022) it will integrate Dive’s DIVE-LD modular and customizable AUV into its Lattice OS backbone, an autonomy software that uses computer vision, machine learning and mesh networking to fuse real-time data into a single, autonomous operating picture that can be scaled as needed.

It can be used for long-range oceanographic sensing, seabed mapping, undersea battlespace awareness, mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare. Somebody will likely pack it with a Mondo explosive charge, or arm it with weapons (like torpedoes), if they have not already.

3,061 posted on 06/18/2024 4:15:38 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: ETCM; PIF

“Somebody will likely pack it with a Mondo explosive charge, or arm it with weapons (like torpedoes)”

Prototyping already on contract.

Anduril Industries
2/8/2024

“The U.S. Navy selected Anduril and its Dive family of large autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to prototype distributed, long-range, persistent underwater sensing and payload delivery in contested environments.”


3,063 posted on 06/18/2024 5:40:10 PM PDT by BeauBo
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