Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) continues to expand its maritime capabilities. On Thursday, 4 May, the company unveiled BlueWhale, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is described as Israel’s first unmanned… Continue reading "IAI Unveils Its First Unmanned Submarine Called BlueWhale"
Australia has signed a contract with defense company Anduril Australia to design and build Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUV) in Australia. Over three years, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Anduril… Continue reading "Australian Unmanned Submarines Are On The Way"
Over the last year, the Royal Navy has been catching up with some of the world’s other navies in their acquisition of autonomous underwater capability. This may not seem like… Continue reading "Unmanned Submarines in the Royal Navy – The Manta"
The Marlin USV, Turkey’s most advanced unmanned naval platform, has recently added a new capability to its arsenal by firing the Kuzgun-KY (Raven-Solid Propellant) missile developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE. Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Marlin, Turkey’s Most Advanced Unmanned Surface Vehicle, Fires Kuzgun-KY Missile For the First Time"
Work on the ULAQ SİDA (Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle) Project, which was initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and is being carried out by the Ares-Meteksan joint venture,… Continue reading "Turkey Showcases a New Variant of The ULAQ USV For Anti-Submarine Warfare"
The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4 million contract for its first crewless submarine to Plymouth firm MSubs. The contract is funded by the Anti-Submarine Warfare Spearhead programme and will… Continue reading "Royal Navy Awards Contract For ‘Project Cetus’ Crewless Submarine"
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence showcased their indigenous midget submarine SOV400 during India’s flagship defence exhibition DefExpo 2022, held in Gandhinagar. Two models of the submarine design were displayed. L&T… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: Larsen & Toubro Showcases SOV400 Midget Submarine"
Turkey’s arsenal of unmanned surface vehicles is growing. After ULAQ and SALVO, Turkey’s third operational armed USV, SANCAR, developed in cooperation with Yonca-Onuk Shipyard and HAVELSAN, was launched with a… Continue reading "Turkey Launches A New Unmanned Surface Vehicle Dubbed Sancar"
The Indian Navy has initiated a project to develop Underwater Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ULUAV). The project has been initiated under MoD’s Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme for industrial R&D.… Continue reading "India Initiates Development Of Submarine Launched UAV"
On November 12, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MSB) stated that the Anti-Submarine Warfare Rocket and Launcher System had been successfully tested in the Black Sea. “Within the scope… Continue reading "Roketsan Successfully Tests-Fires The Anti-Submarine Warfare Rocket and Launcher System"