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Exail's successful sea trials of an open unmanned surface vessel architecture demonstrate how integrating tethered drones and advanced imaging sensors can significantly expand the range and efficiency of remote maritime surveillance

The United States has transferred four solar-powered autonomous underwater and surface vehicles to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to boost maritime domain awareness and secure critical regional waterways

HII has delivered its first next-generation modular unmanned underwater vehicle, combining advanced open-architecture interfaces with enhanced payload flexibility to support critical undersea missions worldwide

As demand grows for advanced underwater intelligence and highly autonomous vehicles, a new strategic partnership between KONGSBERG and DRASS will combine complementary maritime strengths to develop scalable, interoperable systems for evolving global defense needs

Sustained development collaboration featuring Cellula Robotics has successfully matured an AUV capability after a hydrogen fuel cell platform completed a representative 385 hour, 2,023 kilometer fully submerged endurance testing mission profile

A recent VIP tour for UK defense officials has spotlighted the rapid production scaling of ZeroUSV's advanced British autonomous surface vessels ahead of a major platform launch scheduled for this July

Research organization SINTEF and European partners are launching three major maritime defense projects focusing on advanced underwater surveillance networks, ocean infrastructure monitoring, and renewable propulsion systems for naval vessels

Saildrone's contract with the US Coast Guard brings 16 Voyager unmanned surface vehicles to the Great Lakes and Northeast coast to track illicit activity and illegal fishing

New KILIÇ and TUFAN platforms bring advanced swarm capabilities and high-precision engagement to both surface and subsurface maritime domains

Sightline Intelligence has been acquired by Acron Technologies, adding edge AI, real-time video processing, and target recognition capabilities to support ISR and autonomous platform operations

Online Oceans has secured £4 million in funding led by Seraphim Space to accelerate the production of its solar-powered autonomous surface vessels for persistent maritime defence and subsea infrastructure protection

Leonardo DRS selects the Sea Machines STORMRUNNER autonomous vessel to serve as the mobile platform for neutralizing aerial threats at sea

Rheinmetall’s new joint venture begins manufacturing the Kraken K3 Scout, offering a high-speed, configurable unmanned surface platform designed for maritime surveillance and critical infrastructure protection

Terradepth’s Absolute Ocean platform has entered the NIWC Atlantic RCC Hopper, allowing the U.S. Navy to bypass traditional competition for rapid procurement of advanced undersea data and autonomy solutions

WSense spoke to OST at Oceanology International 2026 in London, outlining its multi-hop acoustic network, WCloud platform, and IoUT-enabled monitoring capabilities

A Metron-led partnership with Cellula Robotics will deliver long-endurance, fuel cell-powered Guardian AUVs, enabling extended missions and payload deployment at range for enhanced maritime defence capability

Wavefront Systems has formally merged with Chelsea Technologies and Forcys, with all three organizations now operating together under the Forcys brand to strengthen integrated underwater solutions for defense, security, and blue technology markets

Greensea IQ executed a rapid EverClean robotic hull-cleaning demonstration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, reinforcing U.S. Army maritime readiness under urgent operational requirements