
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has declared Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operational following testing aboard the HNLMS Johan de Witt, which was operating off the coast of northern Norway.

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed a follow-on order for additional GAVIA autonomous underwater vehicles and payload modules from Teledyne, a part of Teledyne Marine.

Defense company HII has unveiled plans for a new ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV) assembly facility at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in New Iberia, Louisiana.

Cellula Robotics US has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype for the US.

California-based USV startup Seasats has revealed that its Quickfish unmanned surface vessel (USV) completed an 8-day continuous sea trial.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the US Navy have selected defense technology firm Anduril Industries to help advance the development of extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles (XL-AUVs).

The Royal Navy is set to acquire a fleet of 20 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) under Project Beehive, a program designed to accelerate the development and testing of autonomous maritime technologies.

The Australian government has decided to support Australia’s maritime security with a $176 million investment to deliver 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV).

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.

US defense company Lockheed Martin has unveiled the Lamprey multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle (MMAUV), a ‘plug-and-play’ submersible that can hitch a ride on ships or submarines.