unmanned systems

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday evening announced on social media that three companies won prototype contracts to support the Autonomous Low Profile Vessel (ALPV) project aimed at helping […]

HII [HII] and France’s Thales on Nov. 3. announced the successful demonstration of an end-to-end autonomous mine countermeasure (MCM) capability that combined the latter’s Expeditionary Pathmaster mine countermeasure architecture with […]

Unmanned vessel builder Saildrone signed a production agreement with Norway’s shipbuilder Umoe Mandal on Nov. 4 for the latter to build a next-generation Surveyor unmanned surface vessel (USV) during the […]

A federal judge found in favor of autonomous maritime developer Saildrone suing over its exclusion from the first on-water testing phase of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program, restricting […]

The Navy’s top officer Monday warned he does not see unmanned forces making the fleet a full hybrid force yet because concepts of deployment are still too fragile and he […]

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week launched the second phase, or sprint, of a three-phase 12-month prize challenge seeking production-ready maritime counter-air solutions based on Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs). […]

The Australian government on Monday revealed three new payloads developed for the Anduril Industries Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV), some soon to be tested under AUKUS Pillar 2 […]

The Navy this week announced that over the summer it successfully proved out software that can have a drone navigate missions then land on moving Navy ships without GPS or […]

Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) on Tuesday announced the government of Taiwan is acquiring an unspecified number of Devil Ray T24 autonomous surface vessels in a co-production model with a […]

The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Department of the Navy Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (DRPM RAS) on Thursday announced BeeX, AEVEX Corp.’s [AVEX] […]