FLANQ and developer of autonomous aerial systems CiS have formed a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy an integrated capability enabling the launch and recovery of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for a larger uncrewed underwater vehicle.
British defense company Kraken Technology and German shipbuilder NVL Group have formed an Anglo-German joint venture (JV) alliance to accelerate the development and scale production of autonomous surface vessel capabilities.
Gabler and FLANQ have entered into a strategic partnership to co-develop a new class of USVs specifically designed for submarine TTL.
Euroatlas has partnered with compatriot automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to deliver next-generation autonomous underwater capability for coastal defense.
FLANQ and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), a research and innovation center for the blue economy, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and deployment of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
Havelsan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cemre Shipyard, one of Turkey’s leading private shipyards, to work on hybrid and submersible autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).
Oostende, the first mine countermeasures vessel in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program intended for the Belgian Navy, has completed sea trials with Exail’s mine hunting unmanned surface vessel (USV).
The Royal Navy has been undertaking ‘ground-breaking trials’ to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from submarines.
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS partners) have jointly tested their ability to communicate with underwater autonomous systems at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, as part of AUKUS Pillar II’s Maritime Big Play series.
Deep-tech company Shield AI has revealed that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems.
Türkiye’s domestically manufactured uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar Akinci has launched AI-based mini cruise missile Kemankes 1 and destroyed airborne targets with pinpoint accuracy.
High-tech industrial group Exail has secured a strategic defense contract with a European nation for the delivery of a fleet of five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs).
Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister for the Armed Forces, has signed a framework agreement with Airbus for the future acquisition of the Systèmes de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM: uncrewed aerial systems (UAS)) for the French Navy.
