Anduril's underwater drone Dive-XL gets US Navy contract
The Defense Innovation Unit and the US Navy just tapped Anduril's Dive-XL, a massive autonomous underwater vehicle, through DIU's competitive Commercial Solutions Opening to participate in the new Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project (CAMP).
Chosen after a tough competition in mid-March 2026, Dive-XL stands out for handling missions where GPS doesn't work: think deep-sea drone launches and long underwater journeys.
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.