Teledyne Marine supported Exercise Lanternfish 2026 with its modular Gavia Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV), contributing to AUKUS Pillar 2 activities focused on seabed warfare and the protection of critical undersea infrastructure.
Held from June 14-26, 2026, the multinational exercise took place across Naval Base Kitsap-Keyport in Washington state, Little Creek in Virginia, Panama City in Florida and Monterey Bay in California. At Keyport, Teledyne Marine personnel worked alongside U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy teams during Gavia UUV operations.
The Royal Navy’s Hydrographic Exploitation Group used the Gavia as part of a multi-vehicle undersea domain awareness demonstration involving U.S. and Australian counterparts. The exercise included successful UUV survey activity and testing of Teledyne Marine’s new Acoustic Intelligence (ACINT) module. Teledyne Marine also supplied technical expertise and specialised Gavia battery modules.
Gavia’s modular architecture enables operators to change sensor payloads according to mission requirements, supporting applications including seabed survey and acoustic intelligence.
Exercise Lanternfish forms part of AUKUS Pillar 2 efforts to accelerate advanced undersea, autonomous and sensing capabilities across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. According to the Royal Navy, the exercise also strengthened allied efforts to detect, monitor and respond to threats affecting critical undersea infrastructure.
Brian Maguire, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Teledyne Marine, commented, “Supporting our AUKUS allies with Gavia’s modular capability, and seeing it proven through allied-operated missions, is exactly what this partnership is about. The ACINT module experimentation marks real progress toward shared undersea capability across all three nations.”
The Keyport activity continues Teledyne Marine’s established work with allied navies using the Gavia platform. This includes annual support for REPMUS in Portugal, while the vehicle’s modular configuration allows naval operators to adapt it for changing undersea mission requirements.
