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.