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Royal Australian Navy names autonomous systems unit
The Royal Australian Navy has formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition to a more integrated and
16 April 2026
The Royal Australian Navy has formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition to a more integrated and
The UK Royal Navy (RN) sees its continuing shift to a ‘hybrid fleet’ as central to prevailing in future conflict, and is focused on accelerating
Sweden is looking for a ship to enable and support development of and experimentation with maritime uncrewed systems. Such a ship would help change and
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is aiming to push forward three uncrewed systems programmes at sea over the next two years, as it looks to
NATO is experimenting a number of unmanned systems in the Baltic Sea as part of Task Force X. This initiative enhances the Alliance’s maritime security
French Navy vessels based in Brest recently took part in the first Wildfire counter drone exercise in the Atlantic. A similar exercise took place last
The French Navy and Army recently conducted the Dragoon Fury 2025 exercise. It consisted in testing new technologies within amphibious operations to better adapt to
On February 11, 2025, Exail announced that a leading navy had awarded Exail Technologies a contract worth several hundred million euros for advanced drone systems.
NATO Allied Command Transformation announced the creation of a new Task Force X composed of autonomous systems to detect and counter underwater threats.
The French Navy is advancing its maritime uncrewed systems programmes, developing new capabilities and delivering new systems – the latter including uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
