Winged autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

An underwater vehicle comprising:

• a longitudinal body that defines a longitudinal axis and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a forward orientation and a sideways orientation, wherein the longitudinal body includes a stern body, a bow body, and a hull body to which the stern body and the bow body are connectable;
• a wing attached to the longitudinal body wherein the wing is moveable between a vertically extending wing orientation when the longitudinal body is in the forward orientation and a horizontally extending wing orientation when the longitudinal body is in the sideways orientation;
• a propulsion system having a front propulsion device and a rear propulsion device that is arranged rearwardly along the longitudinal axis relative to the front propulsion device, the propulsion system providing thrust in a perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• an after-propulsion system arranged at a rear end of the longitudinal body that provides thrust along the longitudinal axis, wherein the after-propulsion system includes a propeller and a plurality of stators.

An underwater vehicle comprising:

• a longitudinal body that defines a longitudinal axis and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a forward orientation and a sideways orientation, wherein the longitudinal body includes at least one moveable mass that moves the longitudinal body between the first orientation and the second orientation and maintains a buoyancy of the longitudinal body;
• a wing attached to the longitudinal body wherein the wing is moveable between a vertically extending wing orientation when the longitudinal body is in the forward orientation and a horizontally extending wing orientation when the longitudinal body is in the sideways orientation;
• a propulsion system having a front propulsion device and a rear propulsion device that is arranged rearwardly along the longitudinal axis relative to the front propulsion device, the propulsion system providing thrust in a perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• an after-propulsion system arranged at a rear end of the longitudinal body that provides thrust along the longitudinal axis.