TKMS and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have delivered the BlueWhale large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the German Navy.
Turkish HAVELSAN has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Piloda Defence and VN Maritime to collaborate on the development, integration and commercialization of unmanned and hybrid (manned–unmanned) maritime platforms tailored for the Italian market.
Israel’s Elbit Systems and German shipbuilder TKMS have inaugurated a new production line in Israel to manufacture underwater structural components for submarines.
The Hellenic Navy has signed a contract to procure ship-based CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air systems (UAS) to be deployed on the Hellenic Navy’s Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) Belharra-class frigates.
Intermarine has begun development of an innovative unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with modular capabilities that will allow the integration of multiple and different types of systems and sensors for the Italian Navy.
German shipbuilding company TKMS has signed a framework agreement with Israel’s SpearUAV to advance sub-to-air loitering unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities for underwater platforms.
The Royal Navy has avoided losing a £2.5 million surveillance drone after the aircraft suddenly dropped to just feet above the sea during an autonomous flight off Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster in the Gulf of Oman.
Teledyne Gavia, a division of Teledyne Technologies, has delivered the first four GAVIA autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
Norwegian companies Eelume and Maritime Robotics have unveiled a new mine-hunting system that brings together unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous underwater robots, aiming to improve the safety and effectiveness of mine countermeasures at sea.
The SeaRush project has taken a major step toward scalable production of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), following successful on-water tests of a 3D-printed prototype conducted by Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN).
The UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter has completed its maiden flight, operating from Predannack airfield in Cornwall.
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group for the production of six VSR700 uncrewed aerial systems.
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have decided to buy eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
Defense giant HII has decided to double the size of its unmanned facility in Portsmouth, UK, to strengthen the company’s presence in the United Kingdom and increase capacity.
