On June 6, the NATO research vessel Alliance departed La Spezia, Italy, bound for the High North and Arctic, marking the start of Task Force X (TFX)-Arctic, a new NATO initiative aimed at strengthening the Alliance’s situational awareness and presence in the region.
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, and Magellan Aerospace Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and develop areas of industrial cooperation aimed at strengthening Canada’s underwater defense capabilities.
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have announced the first AUKUS Pillar II signature project focused on advanced payloads and enabling systems for uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs), with deliveries set to begin in 2027.
Intermarine, part of the IMMSI Group, has won a tender issued by the General Command of the Guardia di Finanza for the construction of two patrol vessels.
The US Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker has received Milestone C approval, allowing the program to enter low-rate initial production following the aircraft’s recent first flight.
SYOS Aerospace has introduced the SU10 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) to extend and strengthen its multi-domain autonomous uncrewed portfolio across air, land, sea to subsurface.
Cellula Robotics and Metron have signed a 10-year agreement to jointly develop and deliver autonomous undersea capabilities for the US defense market.
German shipbuilder TKMS and Israeli defense company Elbit Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic framework agreement to explore opportunities for cooperation in the development, integration and commercialization of advanced naval defense solutions.
HII, in partnership with MetalCraft Marine, has delivered and sea-tested two unmanned surface vessels (USVs) awarded under a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract for smaller-form-factor autonomous boat prototypes for the US Marine Corps.
Defense companies Thales and BAE Systems have decided to collaborate on the integration of a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mast system intended for use on the Herne extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV).
Swedish defense company Saab has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement in the naval domain with the PGZ Group, Poland’s largest defense corporation.
Turkish defense company Aselsan has unveiled a new generation of unmanned naval systems, including KILIÇ autonomous underwater strike systems family and TUFAN unmanned surface vehicle.
Australian tech company C2 Robotics had commissioned and christened its Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle (LUUV), the first to be delivered to the United States.
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron company, has scored a contract d from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to produce and deliver multiple TSUNAMI uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
