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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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- Announced
- 2025-09-0112 months ago
- Active for
- 12 months
Who’s involved
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.
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