Raytheon, an RTX business, has demonstrated its Barracuda mine neutralization vehicle in an untethered, semi-autonomous operation during recent testing in open waters off Narragansett Bay on July 8. The exercise marked the first time the Barracuda operated independently underwater, navigating, detecting, and communicating with surface systems without a physical tether
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The French Armaments Agency (DGA) has activated its new naval drone testing and experimentation capability, named CapXDN, in Toulon.
Thales has signed its first Asian contract for the Pathmaster mine countermeasure system, which will be delivered to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in partnership with ST Engineering. The contract includes the integration of the system on an unmanned surface vehicle developed by ST Engineering
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today during the DEFEA defense exhibition in Athens to jointly promote the BlueWhale autonomous submarine system to the Hellenic Navy. Under the MoU, HAI will play a key role in the production and technological development of the BlueWhale system
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Poland has announced the creation of a new "drone army" consisting of unmanned aerial, ground, surface, and underwater systems, as part of a broader strategy to modernize its armed forces and strengthen national defense capabilities. The
The Netherlands is moving forward with a major military modernization effort that includes the acquisition of maritime drones, armored tracked vehicles, and upgrades to key helicopters, the Ministry of Defence
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered the first two Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) to the U.S
L3Harris Technologies has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between its SAMI-L3Harris Joint Venture (JV) and Saudi Arabia-based Zamil Shipyards to advance the development of autonomous maritime technologies. The