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The Albanese Government’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) has confirmed that C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel will be part of the Australian Defence Force’s force structure. The new 2026 Defence Integrated Investment Program that supports the 2026 NDS states that in addition to acquiring an Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel, the Government will invest...Continue reading→

C2 Robotics’ demonstration of its Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel launching an XIT UAV attracted plenty of attention at the recent Indo Pacific 2025 convention. Visitors were struck by the graphic illustration of what LUUVs can now achieve, stopping to take video of the fuselage hatches opening up and the drone vertically launching. The striking...Continue reading→

At the Indo Pacific 2025 convention, Thales Australia, Austal Australia and C2 Robotics announced a new partnership that would integrate the three companies’ systems to develop a scalable Australian ISR system that would detect and deter undersea threats in Australia’s northern approaches. Defence Connect has published an article on the partnership. The following excerpt summarises...Continue reading→

C2 Robotics is very pleased to announce the first export sales of its Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel (LUUV). Speartooth is designed to generate force-mass in the maritime domain as affordably as possible. Its purpose is to deliver military payloads over strategically relevant ranges at scale and with a high degree of stealth, reliability and...Continue reading→

C2 Robotics’ Chief Technology Officer Dr Tom Loveard and Director Strategy Dr Marcus Hellyer have published a thought piece in the Australian Naval Review (2025 Issue 1), the journal of the Australian Naval Institute. Drawing on their understanding of the capabilities of C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessels (LUUV), Tom and Marcus explore what...Continue reading→

In May 2025 the US defence analyst and publisher of Second Line of Defense visited C2 Robotics headquarters. Robbin has been an early and passionate advocate for employing autonomous systems as part of integrated kill webs. He’s followed the development of C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel with a keen interest so it was...Continue reading→

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has explored potential uses of the autonomous systems that the Royal Australian Navy is currently developing, including C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel. Author Kierin Joyce, a Royal Australian Air Force officer with deep experience in autonomous systems, writes: “In a conventional operation, the Speartooth subs are likely to...Continue reading→

ADM’s Max Blenkin interviews C2 Robotics about the rapid progress C2 Robotics has made in maturing its Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel. C2 Robotics’ design philosophy parallels that of Elon Musk’s SpaceX – build a bit, test a lot, break it, learn those lessons then build some more. “You can do that with autonomous system...Continue reading→

Standing in front C2 Robotics’ Speartooth LUUV at Jervis Bay (from left to right): Commodore Michael Turner, RAN, Director General Maritime Integrated Capabilities branch; Michael Parker, C2 Robotics; Gavin Henry, Thales Australia Underwater Systems; Jarrod O’Kane, C2 Robotics; Tim Cain, Thales Australia Underwater Systems; Adam Waldie, Thales Australia Underwater Systems; Captain Andrew Stevens, RAN, Director...Continue reading→

C2 Robotics’ Director of Strategy, Dr Marcus Hellyer, participates in a Hudson Institute podcast discussing how AUKUS Pillar 2 technologies such as Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessels can contribute to deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. AUKUS Pillar Two, which focuses on new technologies such as uncrewed systems, electromagnetic warfare, quantum computing, and hypersonic weapons, offers a path...Continue reading→