Timeline for Teledyne Gavia
Lost the MHC Block 2 vehicle competition
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Mentioned in: UK picks HII at £303m; tender said £125mBackground
Teledyne Gavia lost the UK's Mine Hunting Capability Block 2 drone contract to HII Unmanned Systems on 3 November 2026, along with TKMS Atlas UK and Exail.
The company builds autonomous underwater vehicles at Kópavogur, near Reykjavik. The Gavia began in 1997 as a project between Hafmynd and the University of Iceland, and Teledyne bought Hafmynd in 2010. Its range runs from the man-portable Gavia to the 2,000m Osprey and 6,000m SeaRaptor. In January 2026 it delivered the first of four Gavia systems to Sweden's FMV, and in April Teledyne expanded the Iceland factory.
The British contest went to a US vehicle with British software and parts.
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