Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

New Hybrid Underwater Drone Poised to Join Italy’s Next-Gen Mine Defense

Saipem has developed an underwater drone designed to become a key tool in the Italian Navy’s future mine countermeasure operations.

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UK Rolls Out Trio of Autonomous Naval Testbeds to Revolutionize Anti-Sub Warfare

CETUS, PROTEUS, and SCYLLA are the UK’s autonomous naval testbeds, advancing uncrewed submarines, rotary-wing sonobuoy deployment, and torpedo-tube launched autonomy.

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BAE’s Herne XLAUV Surfaces as New Challenger in Underwater Warfare

BAE Systems has introduced the Herne Extra-Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, positioning it as a new tool for anti-submarine warfare, infrastructure protection, and covert surveillance.

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HII, Thales Integrate SAMDIS 600 Sonar With REMUS 620 Underwater Drone

HII and Thales have integrated the SAMDIS 600 sonar with the next-generation REMUS 620 medium unmanned underwater vehicle, completing field exercises at HII’s Pocasset facility in Massachusetts.

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Australia to Deploy Fleet of Underwater Strike Drones

Australia said Wednesday it will deploy a US$1.1 billion fleet of "Ghost Shark" underwater attack drones to bolster its firepower in a "threatening" regional landscape.

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Israel’s Skana Unveils Naval Robotic Duo for Surface and Underwater Ops

Israeli-based Skana Robotics has unveiled a new pair of autonomous maritime systems: the Bull Shark autonomous surface vessel and the Stingray autonomous underwater vessel.

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Saab to Develop Large Underwater Drone for Sweden

Sweden has signed a $6.3-million contract with Saab to design, assemble, and test a large uncrewed undersea vehicle.

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UK Shows Ability to Control Excalibur Submarine Drone From ‘Other Side of the World’

The British Royal Navy has achieved a technological first: taking control of a submarine drone from another continent.

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Greyshark AUV Plugs Into Rheinmetall’s AI Battlesuite for Smarter Undersea Ops

EUROATLAS and Rheinmetall have linked up to integrate the Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle into Battlesuite, an AI-enabled command platform for coordinated undersea and coastal missions.

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DIU Seeks Next-Gen Underwater Kamikaze Drones

The Defense Innovation Unit has launched a tender for unmanned underwater vehicles capable of delivering kinetic effects for mission-specific applications.

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