Saab, FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces launch LUUV

Saab, Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration and the Swedish Armed Forces have launched and tested a Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle demonstrator less than a year after the development agreement. The LUUV uses Saab's Autonomous Ocean Core software to investigate independent underwater navigation, mission management and integration with naval operations. Initial sea trials completed the first development phase, with subsequent work expected to expand autonomous functions and evaluate additional underwater missions. The platform is a technology demonstrator intended to inform future Swedish undersea requirements, not a production submarine or a system already accepted for operational service.