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Orca XLUUV

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Manufacturer:Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityIntroduced: 2023|Status: active|Origin: United States

NAVALSPEC // ORCA-XLUUV

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$40.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeusv

Categorynaval

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorBoeing Defense, Space & Security

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2023

Service StatusActive

Data SourceUS Navy PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants Program Brief

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

85/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

94/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length26 m

Width3.2 m

Height3.2 m

Weight80,000 kg

Max Speed20 km/h

Range12,000 km

Endurance90 hrs

Fuel Capacity20,000 L

PowerplantHybrid diesel-electric battery system with lithium-ion power cells

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

8 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Modular 10-meter payload bay supporting Quickstrike seabed mines and autonomous seabed monitoring pods8 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Capable of launching small UUVs or torpedo canisters

TORPEDOES

Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes or Hammerhead smart seabed encapsulated torpedo mines

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Submersible periscope mast with optical cameras and synthetic aperture radar(30 km)

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED

Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS), obstacle avoidance forward sonar, and thin towed array sonar(40 km)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE

Huntington Ingalls Industries🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: Lockheed Martin MissilesPayload: VLS Missile Array

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: L3Harris Technologies

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionlight

Armor Thickness20 mm

CountermeasuresUltra-quiet electric creeping mode, Acoustic signature suppression

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioAcoustic modems and satellite uplink mast

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$40,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$3,000,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$1,500,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations~5 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	5units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

60/100

Mobility

80/100

Protection

75/100

Sensors

91/100

Reliability

86/100

Maintainability

88/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceUS Navy PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants Program Brief

Last Verification Date2026-10-07