AUV segments : Defense still dominates How the AUV market seems to be structured, and why MCM dominates Observations from the underwater domain Scope note: This post does not aim to cover all AUV applications or sensor types. Excluding very large AUVs, the segments below reflect where operational adoption and market volume are currently concentrated.…
AUVs customization VS standardization More sensors don’t automatically mean better missions. Observations from the underwater domain. Adding sensors often feels like progress. More data. More insight. More capability. But when payload sensors are combined with navigation and positioning systems, the number of possible configurations grows exponentially. Very quickly, each AUV becomes a quasi-unique configuration. This…
AUV Classes and Cost Scaling AUV segmentation is changing and it matters Observations from the underwater domain AUV categories are still often treated as simple size labels. This is increasingly misleading. Today, segmentation reflects fundamentally different system architectures and operational philosophies, and these philosophies are evolving rapidly. This shift is driven by technology: sensor miniaturization,…
