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Cellula Robotics x BAE Systems (Herne XLAUV)

BAE Systems announced a 10-year strategic partnership with Cellula Robotics at DSEI 2025 to develop Herne as a militarized extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV) for underwater defense applications.

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Type
development
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2025-09-01
12 months ago
Active for
12 months

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Cellula Roboticstechnology provider

Cellula Robotics Ltd. is a privately owned marine technology company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, specializing in hydrogen fuel cell-powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for defense, energy, and scientific applications. Founded in 2001, the company designs and manufactures long-range AUV platforms including the Solus-LR, Solus-XR XLUUV, Guardian, Porter, and Envoy, with operational ranges up to 5,000 km and endurance exceeding 45 days. Cellula holds a 10-year exclusive collaboration with [BAE Systems](/companies/bae-systems) to develop the Herne XLAUV autonomous submarine for military use, and has been awarded contracts by the US Defence Innovation Unit and Canada's DRDC.

HQBurnaby, British Columbia, Canadacellula.com2 partnerships

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  1. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/george-allison-304111234_from-concept-to-capability-i-spoke-to-nick-activity-7373332080275148801-9gHS

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