
French multinational aerospace and defense corporation Thales has delivered the ‘world’s first’ autonomous surface drone system in service with a navy.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has deployed maritime security unmanned surface vessels (MARSEC USVs) to enhance the security of Singapore’s waters.

US company Saildrone has deployed unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), equipped with upgraded sensors, to assist the US Navy in monitoring illegal activity along the southern maritime borders.

Uncrewed Systems, a business unit of HII’s Mission Technologies, has tested the next-generation medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV), the REMUS 620, on the US Navy’s confidence course.

Indian shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with aerospace and defense company Apollo Micro Systems (AMS) for the joint development and supply of advanced weapons and electronic systems.

European aerospace company Airbus and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have signed an agreement to explore the integration of uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) SIRTAP into the Spanish Navy’s flagship, Juan Carlos I.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS), developed by San-Diego based Shield AI, as the country’s first-ever maritime-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.

British maritime platform provider SubSea Craft (SSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greece’s Skaramangas Shipyards for the production and servicing of SubSea Craft’s advanced naval engineering platforms, including VICTA vessel.

Türkiye’s domestically manufactured uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB3 has completed its first firing test with the MAM-T munition and hit its target with “pinpoint accuracy”.

Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), a government-to-government contracting agency, has been awarded a $14 million contract with the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) to supply QinetiQ’s uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), Vindicator, and related services to the Naval Air Warfare Center We

Leonardo, the Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Innovation (FCI) team have unveiled the design of the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft.

Airbus subsidiary Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and its long-term partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have secured a deal to continue providing uncrewed aerial maritime surveillance services to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

The US Navy has achieved its final key milestone in the development of unmanned surface vessel (USV) integrated capabilities by completing a continuous 720-hour power demonstration on an engine system for use aboard future USVs.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program.