Review of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) Developments 
The information presented herein is not intended to be all inclusive on the developments of 
AUVs and UUVs. Rather, this report includes developments uncovered in assessing the state 
of technology versus COMNAVMETOCCOM needs. The information is intended to be useful in 
considering and developing plans to improve the mission capability of COMNAVMETOCCOM 
through the application of AUVs. That mission is to collect, interpret, and apply global data and 
information for safety at sea, for strategic and tactical warfare, and for weapons system design, 
development, and deployment. The reader should be aware that the terms "unmanned 
underwater vehicle" (UUV) and "autonomous underwater vehicle" (AUV) are used 
interchangeably in this report. Also, no information is provided on the Scientific Environmental 
Research Foundation since it was unable to obtain sufficient funding to continue operations and 
is no longer in existence. 
