Rheinmetall, Euroatlas announce strategic partnership for Greyshark AUV
The Greyshark ‘Bravo' AUV is pictured on sea trials in late July 2025. (Euroatlas)
German defence technologies company Euroatlas has joined forces with Rheinmetall to further advance the capabilities of its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
Under the strategic partnership, announced by the two companies on 6 August, Euroatlas' Greyshark AUV will be integrated into Rheinmetall's new Battlesuite integrated digital platform.
Launched in late May, Battlesuite is an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled command-and-control (C2) platform designed for networked military systems. It features a plug-and-play architecture that simultaneously integrates heterogeneous systems and technologies regardless of manufacturer or the age of systems.
According to Euroatlas, the integration of GreyShark with the Battlesuite architecture will support selected coastal defence use cases, where Battlesuite acts as the digital backbone of Rheinmetall's ‘system-of-systems' infrastructure for maritime operations.
First unveiled at the Euronaval 2024 exhibition in Paris, Euroatlas' Greyshark is a large, long-endurance multimission AUV capable of undertaking roles including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); anti-submarine warfare; mine countermeasures (MCM); and critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) protection.
The AUV is equipped with an integrated suite of 17 active and passive sensors and a modular AI software stack developed in partnership with EvoLogics.
Two prototypes are currently under development, ‘Bravo' (battery-powered) and ‘Foxtrot' (hydrogen fuel-cell-powered), both of which incorporate the same technology and capabilities but with slight differences in dimensions and endurance.
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