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Anduril's underwater drone Dive-XL gets US Navy contract
NewsBytes | March 23, 2026 4:41 PM CST

The drone can stay submerged for long durations

Dive-XL runs on an all-electric powertrain, letting it travel over 2,000 nautical miles and stay submerged for ages.
It can carry up to three payload modules, for things like surveillance or even strike operations, and acts as a mothership for smaller underwater drones.
Anduril's autonomous undersea vehicles have accumulated more than 42,355km and 6,752 hours of mission time.

The modular hull lets it fit into standard shipping containers

With its modular hull that fits into standard shipping containers, Dive-XL is easy to move by truck or plane.
Inspired by Australia's Ghost Shark project, it's built in Sydney and Rhode Island with the capacity to roll out dozens every year.

A test run is expected to happen in July

Anduril will show off the Dive-XL in a long test run within four months of the contract win.
Several are already working across the US making this tech a big leap forward in how the Navy explores and secures what happens beneath the waves.


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