Falcon Eye Technology and Norbit Security Win Underwater Security Contract
Falcon Eye Technology has been awarded a contract to integrate NORBIT Security Sonars for the protection of a prominent cultural venue in the Abu Dhabi.The end-user’s security team also selected Norbit sonar systems to protect its waterfront facility.Norbit’s portfolio of security sonars enables them to secure a complex perimeter across a mix of ultra-shallow and deeper water environments, offering the ability to detect, track, and respond to potential underwater threats.
Hybrid Navy Extravaganza
said: “If the last few years of conflict have taught us anything, it is that we will not win the wars of the future with the platforms of the past.” The nation’s ability to deter future conflict or to prevail, if necessary, will benefit from high quantities of low-cost air, surface and subsea unmanned systems. These will be used for close-range reconnaissance or one-way strike missions along with lower numbers of high-cost sophisticated systems with surveillance and/or mid- to long-range strike capability.Kraken Technology Group is one of many companies ready with solutions. Anduril will
Greensea IQ Launches Autonomous Hull and Infrastructure Inspection Robot
Greensea IQ has introduced Bayonet Sweep, an autonomous underwater robot designed to search and inspect ship hulls and underwater structures.Bayonet Sweep provides navies, security teams, and port and harbor authorities with a rapid and effective way to inspect ship hulls without placing divers in the water.Where routine hull inspection focuses on maintenance, Bayonet Sweep is specifically built for force protection. It provides a complete data workflow for security, threat assessment, and mitigation.Operators can launch a vehicle, detect a hull anomaly, classify a threat, inform the operator, and
Romulus USV Passes Critical Military Test
HII has announced that the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has officially recognized the successful completion of the company’s production-ready, inexpensive, maritime expeditionary (PRIME) prototype project.The prototype features the Watcher small unmanned surface vessel (sUSV), which is based on HII’s Romulus-25 USV and powered by HII’s Odyssey autonomous control system.The DIU recognition follows HII’s delivery and successful sea testing of two autonomous Watcher Romulus-25 vessels in December 2025 under a DIU contract to develop smaller-form-factor autonomous surface
Raytheon’s HADALUS UUV Performs for U.S. Navy
Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies (CET) have successfully demonstrated the undersea launch capabilities of HADALUS, a new, low-cost, long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV).During a recent U.S. Navy exercise, the UUV completed a series of at-sea missions on a Navy undersea test range, successfully demonstrating its undersea launch capabilities while submerged. This marks the first time the U.S. Navy has seen this integrated capability in the water and points toward a future where a single unmanned undersea platform can perform detect, reacquire and engage functions within one mission.
Singapore Navy Deploys RTsys COMET-MCM AUVs for Mine Warfare
RTsys Underwater Technologies, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) announced the operational deployment of several COMET-MCM autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), designed to detect and identify naval mines. This deployment marks a milestone in the modernization of the Singapore Navy's mine countermeasures capabilities.The Singapore Strait is one of the world's most strategic maritime routes. Nearly 150,000 ships pass through it each year (three times more than the strait of Hormuz), making this area a vital link in international trade.
Smaller Footprint, Broader Missions: How CHASING ROVs Expand Subsea Inspection Capabilities
Professional lightweight ROVs are moving beyond visual observation to support positioning, 3D modeling and nondestructive testing—without the deployment footprint of a work-class system.Subsea inspection has traditionally relied on commercial divers, large work-class ROVs and small camera platforms. A growing number of routine missions now fall between those categories.Operators may need to inspect a platform node, follow several kilometers of pipeline or return to the same wind foundation for comparison months later. These jobs demand stable maneuvering, professional sensors and traceable data
KONGSBERG, Oceaneering to Support Autonomous Defense Combat Program for XLUUV
KONGSBERG and Oceaneering International, Inc. announced their selection by the U.S. Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) program, focused on the development of an Extra-Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) for future U.S. Navy missions.The CAMP program accelerates the transition of mature commercial and defense technologies into operational naval capabilities. This collaboration will focus on concept definition, system architecture, and design trade studies, emphasizing modularity, interoperability, and rapid integration.
Vatn Systems Launches Autonomous Mine Countermeasure System
Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles for the U.S. military, allied nations, and commercial customers, announced the launch of SIGURD, a fully modular mine countermeasure system capable of both detecting and neutralizing naval mines. Built on Vatn's Skelmir S6 AUV platform, SIGURD is the first all-in-one autonomous mine countermeasure system capable of tracking, detection, and terminal engagement at an unmatched price point that makes wide-scale deployment achievable.The launch of SIGURD comes as global demand for scalable, affordable mine countermeasures
GABLER, FLANQ Complete Successful Sea Acceptance Test for USV
GABLER, a provider of submarine systems, and German defense technology company FLANQ have successfully completed the Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) demonstrating seaworthiness of their jointly developed Torpedo-Tube-Launched Uncrewed Surface Vessel (TTL USV) capability demonstrator.The demonstrator vehicle, named Ranger, combines GABLER's experience in mission-critical submarine components and defense manufacturing with FLANQ's capabilities in autonomous maritime systems, mission software, AI-enabled autonomy and open capability architectures.Launched from a standard 21-inch submarine torpedo tube
Phoenix International CURV 7 ROV Completes First Operation Mission
Phoenix International has announced that the new CURV 7 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), developed for the Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), has successfully completed its first operational mission. CURV 7 is the latest evolution in the CURV family of ROV systems that Phoenix has designed, built, and supported for SUPSALV. The CURV 7 system consists of the ROV, electro-optic umbilical cable, umbilical traction winch and storage reel, deck hydraulic power unit, operations van, maintenance van, and spares storage van. Powered by six electric thrusters, CURV can
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