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Sea Hunter

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Manufacturer:LeidosIntroduced: 2016|Status: active|Origin: United States

NAVALSPEC // SEA-HUNTER

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$23.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeusv

Categorynaval

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorLeidos

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2016

Service StatusActive

Data SourceDARPA ACTUV Program / Office of Naval Research

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

82/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

86/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length40.2 m

Width13.2 m

Height4.5 m

Weight145,000 kg

Max Speed50 km/h

Range19,000 km

Endurance70 hrs

Fuel Capacity50,000 L

Powerplant2x diesel engines with auxiliary electric steering generators

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Modular autonomous payloads: Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) continuous tracking sensors

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Optional containerized loitering munition or remote surveillance pod

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Autonomous collision avoidance commercial navigational radar + optical LIDAR suite(45 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

Modular high-frequency active sonar and towed line array for submarine trailing(35 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 Thickness15 mm

CountermeasuresAutomated RF emission control, Visual camouflage hull coating

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioSecure UHF line-of-sight

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$23,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$2,000,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$1,000,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

1 Operator Nations~2 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	2units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

35/100

Mobility

88/100

Protection

65/100

Sensors

89/100

Reliability

88/100

Maintainability

92/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceDARPA ACTUV Program / Office of Naval Research

Last Verification Date2026-10-07