British firm BMT has unveiled its Modular Uncrewed Ship concept MODUS at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London. The MODUS concept is built on a modular design approach, allowing vessels to be tailored for specific missions such as offshore survey, seabed warfare and anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
Ukraine has proposed an agreement with the Philippines that includes joint production of naval drone boats. A deal is expected to be signed by October, with a high-level Ukrainian delegation—led by Ministry of Defense officials—set to travel to Manila for negotiations with Philippine counterparts
China unveiled multiple new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including wingman drones, air superiority drones, and shipborne helicopters, during its V-Day military parade on Wednesday. The parade marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) worth
DARPA has christened USX-1 Defiant, the first surface vessel built with no space for crew. The Aug
A key dry-run test of the REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) inside a Virginia-class submarine torpedo tube has been completed by a joint team from HII, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the U.S
Japan has joined Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States in a multinational exercise focused on autonomous underwater communications under the AUKUS Pillar II framework. The activity was part of the “Maritime Big Play” series held during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
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