• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UDT Asia: Japan ponders long-range AUV

  18th January 2017

  Japan is researching the creation of a future AUV for seafloor exploration, including under-the-ice operations in the Arctic, attendees at UDT Asia in Singapore learned …

• Defence Notes

  UDT Asia: Saab torpedo develops

  20th January 2017

  A new lightweight torpedo being developed by Saab for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) will be integrated onto its future submarines. Dubbed Torpedo 47, it will replace …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French A9-M AUVs to receive comms upgrade

  12th December 2016

  ECA Group is set to update the French Navy’s A9-M AUVs will new long range communication capabilities, the company announced on 7 December. The six …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  A9-E AUV demos side-looking sonar

  8th November 2016

  ECA Group has demonstrated its interferometric side-looking sonar on an A9-E autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during early trials of the European Smart and Networking Underwater Robots …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUV A9-M surveys seabed for mines

  4th November 2016

  ECA Group's A9-M autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has successfully demonstrated its ability to remotely survey the seabed for mines from the Belgian Navy's Pollux coastal …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SHARCs track live submarine

  2nd November 2016

  October’s Unmanned Warrior 2016 demonstration saw a live submarine detected, reported and tracked by a network of persistent USVs for the first time. The USVs …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Full size unmanned offshore vessel to be built

  2nd November 2016

  A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the UK’s Automated Ships and Kongsberg Maritime will see a full-size unmanned and fully-automated vessel built for offshore …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Euronaval 2016: Thales introduce new USV/AUV hybrid

  17th October 2016

  As Europe’s largest maritime and naval defence show gets underway Thales have been among the first of the major exhibitors to unveil a new system …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Euronaval 2016: Unmanned MCM focus for ECA Group

  12th October 2016

  Development is continuing on ECA Group's series of unmanned mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels, as senior officials say that such capabilities can be obtained and operated …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Vector Hawk UAS launched from AUV

  30th September 2016

  Lockheed Martin’s Vector Hawk UAS has been launched by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during a US Navy exercise, the company announced on 28 September. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  H-AUV at Oceans 2016

  26th September 2016

  General Dynamics Mission Systems has used the Oceans 2016 event in Monterey, California, to highlight the capabilities of the Bluefin Robotics Hovering-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (H-AUV). …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French Espadon programme completed

  13th September 2016

  France's DGA Espadon programme, carried out by ECA Group, Thales and DCNS, has been successfully completed, ECA announced on 8 September. The programme achieved a number …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Bluefin-21 launches multiple SandSharks

  14th September 2016

  The Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) successfully launched multiple Bluefin SandShark micro-autonomous underwater vehicles (M-AUVs) during capability demonstrations at a US Navy-sponsored event, General Dynamics announced on 9 September. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ECA Group working on SWARMs project

  8th September 2016

  ECA Group is working on the Smart and Networking Underwater Robots in Cooperation Meshes (SWARMs) project and will lead work on three different packages, the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French team targets marine mining

  21st July 2016

  A French consortium is working to develop new ways to explore marine resources using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), ECA Group announced on 19 July. Called …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Minehunters

  Kormoran II Class MCM (4-6) [Poland]

  Programme Background Timeline As of March 2022, the Kormoran II-class consists of six minehunters for the Polish Navy. However, as of June 2022, only one vessel has been ...

• Minehunters

  Tripartite Class Replacement Programme (1-6) [Belgium]

  Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCM, which are due to ...

• Minehunters

  Tripartite Class Replacement Programme [Netherlands]

  Programme Background A joint Dutch-Belgian procurement programme is procuring 12 new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMV) to replace the ageing Tripartite class MCM's which are due ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - UUVs

  Dive-LD

  The Dive-LD is a modular autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) initially developed by Dive Technologies, which was acquired by US defence contractor Anduril in 2022.

• Military - UUVs

  Greyshark

  Greyshark is an autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) developed by the German company Euroatlas and first showcased at Euronaval 2024 in Paris.

• Data links

  Seatooth+ Power

  Seatooth+ Power combines the ability to transmit and receive data wirelessly and also provides a wireless power source in a single unit. It incorporates short-range, ...

• Military - UUVs

  Gavia AUV

  The Gavia AUV, previously the Offshore Surveyor AUV, is manufactured by Teledyne Gavia. It can be used for low logistics, vessels of opportunity, commercial surveys including construction support, ...

• Military - UUVs

  MiLLi AUV

  The MiLLi AUV is a lightweight platform manufactured by Gate Elektronik. It is designed for mine and torpedo detection in harbour channels. It can also support rescue ...

• Vertex AUV

  The Vertex AUV is a fleet of small, portable and highly integrated vehicles, designed for commercial and civil applications. The Vertex, with a weight of ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Vector Hawk

  The Vector Hawk UAV can switch between multiple configurations, including fixed-wing, VTOL and tiltrotor, for different missions. The Vector Hawk has fully autonomous flight, landing ...

• Remus 6000

  The Remus 6000 AUV can be used for hydrographic surveys, environmental monitoring, debris field mapping, search and salvage operations, fishery operations, scientific sampling and mapping. ...

• IMCMS

  Integrated Mine Countermeasures System (IMCMS) is a sea-proven device designed for MCM operations against modern mines in all waters. It covers mine warfare, including sweeping, ...

• Seaglider M6

  The Seaglider M6 is an AUV developed for continuous, long-term measurement of oceanographic parameters. It is based on the original Seaglider technology and the design ...

• Sparus II

  Sparus II is a lightweight, multipurpose AUV that can be employed for industrial, scientific and academic applications. The system has been designed with a torpedo ...

• Hugin 4500

  The Hugin 4500 AUV is used for offshore surveying, marine research and hydrography. 

• Hugin 6000

  Hugin 6000 is an AUV used for offshore surveying, marine research and hydrography. 

• Military - UUVs

  A9-M

  The A9-M is a light, man-portable AUV, enabling deployment from small craft and in shallow water as a hand-launched vehicle. It is developed Exail. This AUV ...

• UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

  KI-4921 Tactical Grade Modular IMU/INU

  Kearfott's KI-4921/KI-4922 monolithic ring laser gyro and accelerometer triad-based IMU/INU delivers two functionalities in a modular configuration (kit) which can serve as an IMU/INU for ...