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Lockheed unveils Lamprey plug-and-play MMAUV that docks to ships, launches drones and torpedoes

Lockheed Martin introduced Lamprey, a plug-and-play Multi‑Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle designed to give U.S. and allied navies a persistent, discreet presence in contested maritime areas. Lamprey can hitch a ride to operating zones, dock with vessels and carry modular payloads—launching aerial drones, decoys and torpedoes.

Discovered 2026-02-09T06:53:34.148531-08:00 | 2026-02-09T06:53:34.148531-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Lamprey provides a modular, "plug‑and‑play" UUV that can discreetly insert into operating areas and deliver persistent ISR and strike effects by launching aerial drones, decoys and torpedoes, changing how missions can be staged and sustained at sea.
  • The platform follows Lockheed's recent investments to arm unmanned maritime systems and complements its move to scale lethal unmanned strike capability (see Lockheed's Saildrone investment) (source:9fb53be1-3ee1-4a2a-80eb-48a02c757000).
  • Lamprey arrives amid expanding fielding of large undersea autonomy — alongside Anduril's Ghost Shark deliveries and Royal Navy autonomous ASW trials — reflecting near‑term operationalisation of scalable unmanned undersea and maritime autonomy (source:136212e2-5ac1-4e90-acb9-15434eef14d5) (source:c2d66eba-ee74-4956-8047-adc6c6e260ed).

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unmannedsystemstechnology.com snafu-solomon.com meretmarine.com ex2.com.au defenseadvancement.com aero-defence.tech
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2026-02-09T06:53:34.148531-08:00
Latest Update
2026-02-15T22:32:58.973591-08:00
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