Exail has announced the signing of an order for several hundred K-STER mine neutralization drones, destined for several navies. This new order, worth around EUR 40 million, is the second-largest order for K-STER drones ever recorded, just after the EUR 60 million order received in 2024. The K-STER d
From new frigates and patrol vessels to next-generation autonomous platforms, these projects are redefining maritime power and marking a new era in naval operations.
The US Navy has launched an attack drone from an Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS) at sea for the first time, marking a milestone in unmanned naval operations.
US defense major HII has announced that construction of its first ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel has reached 30% completion, staying on schedule for sea trials in late 2026.
US defense company Saronic Technologies has announced a $300 million investment to expand its Franklin, Louisiana, shipyard, to increase production capacity for its fleet of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs).
Defense giant Lockheed Martin has made a $50 million investment in Saildrone to integrate defense systems into the firm’s unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for use by the U.S. Navy.
A joint Team has completed the first recovery of a second-generation unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) REMUS 620 into a Virginia-class submarine torpedo tube and shutterway test fixture
US naval technology firm BlackSea Technologies has unveiled a new family of modular attack surface craft (MASC) unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
HII has introduced ROMULUS, a modular, AI-enabled family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) powered by HII’s Odyssey autonomous control system (ACS) software suite.
Thales and American defense major HII have completed integration and field exercise of the Thales SAMDIS 600 sonar with HII’s next-generation REMUS 620 medium unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).
US-based start-up Saronic Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to explore autonomous technologies for maritime applications.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has marked a traditional naval milestone with the christening of USX-1 Defiant, a ‘first-of-its-kind’ unmanned surface vessel (USV).
The US Coast Guard has completed comprehensive operational testing of Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard its cutters USCGC Midgett and Stone.
Exail has secured a new contract with a US-based global defense player to provide navigation systems for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
