Bluefin-21, an autonomous underwater vehicle, helps search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. It's able to carry multiple sensors at once, and good at enabling extended operations even at the greatest depths.

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Diameter 21 in (53 cm)
Length 16.2 ft (493 cm)
Weight (Dry) 1,650 lb (750 kg)
Buoyancy ~ 16 lb (7.3 kg) net positive
Lift Points 1 (located mid-vehicle)
Depth Rating 14,763 ft (4,500 m)
Endurance 25 hours @ 3 knots with standard payload
Speed Up to 4.5 knots
Energy 13.5 kWh of total energy Nine 1.5 kWh battery packs Lithium-polymer, pressure-tolerant
Propulsion Gimbaled, ducted thruster for propulsion and control
Navigation Real-time accuracy ≤ 0.1% of D.T. CEP 50 INS, DVL, SVS and GPS USBL tracking with vehicle position updates
Antenna Integrated — GPS, RF, Iridium and strobe
Communications RF, Iridium and acoustic; Ethernet via shore power cable
Safety Systems Fault and leak detection, dropweight, acoustic tracking transponder, strobe, RDF and Iridium (all independently powered)
Software GUI-based Operator Tool Suite
Data Management 4 GB flash drive for vehicle data Plus additional payload storage
Standard Payloads  (others available) EdgeTech 2200-M 120/410 kHz side scan sonar (option: EdgeTech 230/850 kHz dynamically focused) EdgeTech DW-216 sub-bottom profiler Reson 7125 400 kHz multibeam echosounder

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