704391450 - MHC Procurement of IVER 4 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) - Contract Award Notice

The UK Ministry of Defence procured IVER 4 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from L3Harris Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd for GBP 2,832,734.09 under contract 704391450, assigned to the MHC (MineHunter Coastal) program. These AUVs are designed for defense missions including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), mine warfare, and long-range survey, with capabilities such as 300m depth rating, up to 20-hour endurance, and advanced sensors like side-scan sonar. This procurement enhances the UK's naval unmanned underwater capabilities for mine countermeasures and seabed operations in a strategic context of advancing autonomous systems for maritime defense.