Man-Portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs)

In November 2025, India’s DRDO, through the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) in Visakhapatnam, developed and successfully tested a new generation of Man-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs).

  • These vehicles are designed for sub-surface surveillance in potentially mined waters. They carry side-scan sonar and underwater cameras for real-time detection, localisation, classification and imaging of underwater objects.
  • A man-portable system means it can be transported, launched and recovered by a small team, making it suitable for littoral waters, harbour approaches and shallow-sea operations. This improves rapid deployment in coastal security missions.
  • Their relevance is rising because modern naval warfare is moving toward ....
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