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Underwater robotics manufacturer C2 Robotics has announced the sale of its Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle (LUUV) to Germany, through European partner Eurobotics.
Supporting the announcement, Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy and federal member Jo Briskey recently visited the C2 Robotics Melbourne headquarters.
Both politicians were presented with Lego Speartooth during the visit.
C2 Robotics chief executive officer Troy Duggan said the international sale, building on a recent US sales announcement, further highlights a growing interest in Speartooth as a large undersea vehicle of choice.
“We are excited to be working with Eurobotics to deliver Speartooth to our NATO allies,” he said.
“NATO countries have recognised that their strategic situation has become increasingly uncertain and protection of sea lines of communication are not optional, but essential to maintaining sovereignty and rules-based order.”
The Speartooth LUUV has been designed to deliver scalable, cost-effective undersea capability across intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions.
Its smaller size and lower unit cost enable it to operate in contested environments and generate force mass in ways that traditional platforms cannot.
“Speartooth is built on the principle of ‘Small, Smart, Many’, and today’s announcement highlights that NATO countries are increasingly shifting to this mantra,” Eurobotics chief operating officer Lars Zander said.
The most recent announcement also formally represents C2 Robotics’ exclusive partnership with Eurobotics as both an agent and manufacturing partner in Germany to support wider NATO and European sales.
Robert Dougherty
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