Naval Technology News Naval Technology covers autonomous and robotic systems at sea, including unmanned surface vessels (USVs), underwater drones (UUVs/AUVs), and AI-driven maritime defense platforms. Coverage spans defense procurement programs, sea trials, sensor and navigation systems, and commercial applications such as offshore inspection, hydrographic survey, and port automation. Readers find news on contracts, prototypes, and deployments from navies, shipbuilders, and maritime robotics companies worldwide.
Raytheon And CET's HADALUS UUV Launches From Underwater For The First Time — Aug 23, 2026 — Raytheon and Portsmouth-based Composite Energy Technologies demonstrated the first submerged launch of HADALUS, a 34-foot, 2,000+ nautical mile unmann...Naval Academy Launches Drones From Yard Patrol Craft In First-Ever YP NEXT Block — Aug 13, 2026 — Midshipmen just wrapped the U.S. Naval Academy's inaugural YP NEXT training block, using Yard Patrol craft as motherships for Havoc AI's Rampage, Blac...Blue Water Autonomy Wins Navy $40M NAVOCEANO Survey IDIQ — Aug 12, 2026 — Boston-based Blue Water Autonomy has been selected for a multi-year, multiple-award $40M IDIQ contract with the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office to con...HII Lands U.S. Navy Option Year For Lionfish Cyber-Compliant SUUV Build — Aug 1, 2026 — The U.S. Navy exercised HII's option-year production contract for Lionfish, its next-gen small unmanned undersea vehicle based on REMUS 300, with a pr...Fincantieri Buys NextGeo, WSense, Graal Tech, Defcomm In €600M Underwater Push — Jul 30, 2026 — Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announces a €600M rollup of four underwater specialists — NextGeo, WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm — to build a vertica...Missile-Armed Saildrone Surveyor Joins RIMPAC 2026 As Navy Expands USV Operations — Jul 30, 2026 — The Saildrone Surveyor USV departed Pearl Harbor on July 8, 2026 to begin RIMPAC 2026 armed with a Lockheed Martin launcher for four AGM-179 JAGM miss...US Navy Awards ReconCraft $24.96M For Autonomous Low-Profile Vessels — Jul 15, 2026 — ReconCraft won a $24.96 million U.S. Navy contract to build autonomous low-profile vessels, delivering hard-to-detect uncrewed surface craft through 2...US Navy Extends General Dynamics MEDUSA Robotic Submarine Program — Jul 15, 2026 — The U.S. Navy exercised a $13.97 million contract modification with General Dynamics Mission Systems on July 6, extending development of the MEDUSA to...Navy Sets August 1 for Next Phase of MUSV Drone-Boat Marketplace — Jul 12, 2026 — The U.S. Navy will open the next phase of its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel marketplace on August 1, seeking prototypes for high-capacity containeriz...Saronic Launches Mirage, 52-Foot Autonomous Vessel for US Navy — Jul 3, 2026 — Saronic Technologies has launched Mirage, a 52-foot autonomous surface vessel with 2,500-nautical-mile range and 3,500-pound payload, now in trials in...IMO MASS Code Takes Effect, First Global Rules for Robot Ships — Jul 3, 2026 — The IMO's first international safety code for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships entered its voluntary phase on July 1, 2026, giving remotely operated...USS Theodore Roosevelt To Deploy With Seahawk Unmanned Surface Vessel — Jun 6, 2026 — For the first time, a robotic surface ship will sail as a designated member of a U.S. carrier strike group. The Seahawk medium USV marks the Navy's sh...US Navy Kicks Off MUSV Marketplace Demos With Saronic, Leidos, HII — Jun 4, 2026 — The US Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel marketplace programme begins live demonstrations in June 2026, putting Saronic, Leidos, HII, Sea Machines...HII's ROMULUS USV Advances To U.S. Navy MUSV At-Sea Testing Phase — Jun 3, 2026 — The U.S. Navy has selected HII's ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel to advance to at-sea demonstrations of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program, jo...Blue Water Autonomy Starts Liberty-Class Construction at Conrad Shipyard — Jun 2, 2026 — Blue Water Autonomy has begun construction of the first Liberty-class autonomous warship at Conrad Shipyard, with the 190-foot vessel due for Navy del...Saildrone Unveils 52-Meter Spectre USV for Anti-Submarine Warfare With Lockheed Martin — Jun 1, 2026 — Saildrone unveiled Spectre at Sea-Air-Space 2026: a 52-meter, 30-knot medium unmanned surface vessel built with Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri for an...U.S. Navy Picks 7 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Designs For Prototype Phase — May 31, 2026 — The U.S. Navy on May 22, 2026 selected seven medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) designs to enter prototype evaluation, with at-sea demonstrations d...MARTAC's T38 Devil Ray Completes Record 192-Hour Autonomous USV Mission — May 31, 2026 — Maritime Tactical Systems' T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel completed a record-setting 192-hour autonomous mission off the California coast in Ma...Saronic Launches Marauder, Its First 150-Foot Autonomous MUSV — May 30, 2026 — Saronic launched its first Marauder Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel from a Louisiana shipyard, a 150-foot autonomous ship designed for long-range defen...L3Harris to Equip US Navy Subs With Iver4 900 AUVs — May 29, 2026 — L3Harris is producing the Iver4 900 torpedo-tube-launched autonomous undersea vehicle under a Defense Innovation Unit effort, giving US Navy attack su...