Anduril Underwater Drones: Dive-XL, Ghost Shark and Copperhead

Anduril Underwater Drones at a Glance

Anduril's undersea lineup covers four vehicle lines, Dive-LD, Dive-XL, Ghost Shark and Copperhead, plus the Seabed Sentry sensor network. The two Dive vehicles carry other Anduril products. Anduril says Dive-XL carries and delivers Copperhead and Seabed Sentry, and Anduril has said Copperhead-M can be deployed from both Dive-LD and Dive-XL.

Three of the lines have a published government program. Australia's Defence signed a five-year Ghost Shark contract with Anduril Australia, and The War Zone reported, citing Anduril, that the first Dive-LD was delivered to a U.S. Navy unit in April 2025. Naval News reported that the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the U.S. Navy selected Dive-XL in March 2026 for the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project (CAMP).

None of the sources cited here names a customer for Copperhead or Seabed Sentry. Every size and performance figure in the table below is a manufacturer claim unless another source is named.

Ghost Shark vs Dive-XL: Military Variant and Commercial Baseline

Ghost Shark is the Royal Australian Navy's extra-large AUV, and Breaking Defense calls Dive-XL Ghost Shark's "commercial baseline vehicle." Sources describe the link in different ways. The War Zone has treated Dive-XL as "also known as" Ghost Shark, while Naval News reported in December 2024 that Dive-XL was "being adapted into a sovereign capability" for the Ghost Shark program.

The two names have different buyers. Australia's Defence said in a September 2025 release, reprinted by Naval News, that the government is investing A$1.7 billion in a Ghost Shark fleet under a five-year contract.

That contract builds on about $140 million invested since a 2022 collaborative contract, and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said three prototypes arrived on budget and ahead of schedule. Dive-XL's announced government selection is American, through CAMP.

Breaking Defense reported that Anduril's Sydney facility can produce both vehicles, and that the first Ghost Shark was planned for delivery in January 2026. Anduril lists Dive-XL payload volume and range, while Australian figures for Ghost Shark describe weapons loads, such as the up to 12 sea mines reported by ABC News.

ABC News also reported that Ghost Shark can launch swarms of Anduril Altius aerial drones, a payload covered in the military underwater drones guide. The full Australian program history sits on the Anduril Ghost Shark page.

Dive-LD Large-Diameter AUV

Dive-LD is Anduril's large-diameter autonomous undersea vehicle, listed on Anduril's Dive-LD page at about 5.8 m (19 ft) long and 1.2 m (4 ft) in diameter. Anduril lists a max depth of about 6,000 m and a max endurance of about 10 days, with "an architecture that scales for multi-week missions."

The War Zone reported a gross weight close to three tons, a figure the Anduril page does not carry.

Dive-LD came from Dive Technologies, a Boston start-up founded in 2018 that Anduril acquired in 2022. Ocean News & Technology reported that the deal terms were not disclosed. The outlet said Dive built the vehicle with Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM), which it said cut production time and cost. The same report said the next Dive-LD would run Anduril's Lattice OS autonomy software.

Anduril says Dive-LD has a 3D-printed exterior, direct-drive electric propulsion and over 1 m³ of payload capacity through a free-flooded payload interface. Anduril lists intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), mine warfare and precision placement among defense missions. Anduril lists hydrographic survey and pipeline and cable inspection among commercial uses, and says commercial customers can lease or buy Dive-LD.

The War Zone reported that Anduril delivered the first Dive-LD to Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group One (UUVGRU-1) in April 2025, and that the number in U.S. Navy service is unclear. In September 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) showed a Dive-LD it said it captured, and a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson told DefenseScoop it had malfunctioned more than a day earlier.

Dive-XL Extra-Large AUV and the CAMP Selection

Dive-XL is Anduril's extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, chosen by DIU and the U.S. Navy for CAMP through a competitive Commercial Solutions Opening. Defense News reported that the Pentagon announced CAMP in April 2025 with a solicitation calling for a vessel that could dive to roughly 656 feet (200 meters).

That 200-meter figure is a solicitation target, and none of the sources cited here gives a Dive-XL depth rating.

Naval News reported that Anduril will complete a long-duration Dive-XL demonstration within four months of contract award. Anduril also told Naval News its autonomous undersea vehicles have logged more than 42,355 km and 6,752 hours of mission time. In December 2024, Naval News reported from an Anduril release that Dive-XL completed a single 100-hour voyage.

The same release said Anduril planned a fully submerged 1,000 nmi mission for the first half of 2025. None of the sources cited here says whether that 1,000 nmi mission took place.

Anduril's Dive-XL page lists a max range above 2,000 nmi, about 11.4 m³ of payload volume, and room for up to three payload modules or one extra-large module. Anduril says the all-electric vehicle runs long missions without surfacing and fits in a standard 40-foot shipping container for airlift, ship or truck transport. Defense News described commercial freight containers moved by train or truck.

Anduril says Dive-XL carries and delivers Copperhead and Seabed Sentry, and Defense News reported its payload modules can hold smaller unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for surveillance or strike. After the Royal Navy fired a U.S. Mk 48 torpedo from its Excalibur uncrewed vehicle on Sept. 13, Defense News reported that follow-on Project CUTLASS work will use Dive-XL, with no contract award reported.

Copperhead-100, Copperhead-500 and the -M Variants

Copperhead is a family of high-speed autonomous underwater vehicles that Anduril unveiled on April 7, 2025, in two sizes, each with an -M munition variant. Anduril's Copperhead page lists a max speed above 30 knots and credits a diamond-shaped hull and electric propulsion. Copperhead-100 is 12.75 inches in diameter and 106 inches long with up to about 100 pounds of payload, according to Anduril.

Copperhead-500 is 21 inches in diameter and 163 inches long, with payloads up to about 500 pounds, Anduril says. Anduril's example payloads include magnetometers and chemical detection on the 100, and side-scan sonar paired with a magnetometer on the 500. Anduril lists the XL-AUV among example launch platforms for both sizes.

Anduril says Copperhead-100M carries a lightweight-class warhead and Copperhead-500M a heavyweight-class warhead. Defense News reported Anduril describing Copperhead-M as a munition with "torpedo-like" capabilities, deployable from Dive-LD and Dive-XL and designed for mass production.

Anduril's Shane Arnott told The War Zone that the 500 is roughly equivalent to a Mk 48 and the 100 roughly similar to a Mk 54. Arnott said a Dive-XL can carry "dozens" of Copperhead-100s or multiple Copperhead-500s, and Anduril's release, republished by Joint Forces News, says "several" 500M units. No source gives an exact count.

Seabed Sentry Undersea Surveillance Network

Seabed Sentry is Anduril's autonomous undersea surveillance network, built from seafloor nodes that form "a wireless underwater network for persistent and real-time underwater sensing and communications," per Anduril's Seabed Sentry page. Anduril lists a mission lifetime of months to years, a depth rating above 500 m and payload volume above 0.5 m³.

The War Zone reported each node is 21 inches (53 cm) in diameter and about eight feet (2.5 m) long. Its main sensor is Ultra Maritime's Sea Spear sonar, under an exclusive partnership with Anduril, The War Zone reported. Anduril says each node has a self-releasable tether, so it can float to the surface for collection.

Anduril says Dive-XL stows and autonomously deploys the nodes to the ocean floor, and The War Zone reported a Dive-XL can carry about a dozen. Anduril lists anti-submarine warfare, port security and protection of critical infrastructure among the missions. Anduril told The War Zone it was in talks with customers but could not name any.

Where Anduril Underwater Drones Are Built

Anduril builds its extra-large vehicles in Sydney, Australia, where Breaking Defense reported in November 2025 that the first of "dozens" of Ghost Sharks had come off the line. Naval News reported in March 2026 that Dive-XLs are being produced in Sydney.

Anduril also told Naval News that a purpose-built facility at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, is designed to produce dozens of Dive-XLs and hundreds of Dive-LDs per year.

For Copperhead, Arnott told The War Zone that Anduril aims to produce "very high hundreds to 1000s" per year. These figures are design capacities and goals. No source cited here reports a total production count for any line. The Anduril company profile tracks contract and delivery news as it is announced.

What Anduril Has Not Published

Anduril publishes no price for Dive-LD, Dive-XL, Ghost Shark, Copperhead or Seabed Sentry. The only reported Dive-LD price, potentially around $2.5 million each, comes from DefenseScoop's 2024 reporting on the Pentagon's Replicator initiative. For Copperhead, Anduril says only that it costs "a fraction" of legacy torpedoes.

No cited source gives Dive-XL or Ghost Shark length, diameter or weight. The total number of Ghost Sharks ordered is published only as "dozens," and the CAMP contract value has not been released.

Copperhead range, endurance and depth rating are unpublished, as is whether Copperhead-M is in production or has a customer. To compare Dive-XL with other extra-large designs, continue to the XLUUV guide, or open the unmanned underwater vehicles overview for the wider category.