California-based USV builder Saildrone says that it successfully test-fired small missiles from its larger Surveyor sail-powered drone platform during the Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise, adding to ...

The Exail DriX O-16 is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel designed for surveillance, hydrographic surveys, mine countermeasures, and intelligence missions, delivering advanced maritime capabilities ...

Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail's DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), giving maritime operators a persistent "eye in the sky" launched ...

Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail’s DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), giving maritime operators a persistent “eye in the sky” launched ...

The Royal Navy proved that Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) can survive at sea after an airdrop and without support from ports or manned vessels. The Royal Navy announced on Jul. 8, 2026 that it ...

During the Ukrainian-Nordic DIH Naval Forge 2026 conference, the Ukrainian company Avarid unveiled the MOBIDIK naval drone, which can be equipped with long-range, mid-class drones as well as a missile ...

Saildrone's Spectre design is 54 meters long and 250 metric tons, capable of a speed up to 30 knots. (Saildrone) The company released the Saildrone Spectre design, a vessel 54 meters long and 250 ...

For over a decade, Saildrone has been building extreme long-endurance sail/hybrid autonomous sea vessels for ocean data collection and mapping. Now, the company is adapting the tech to create a ...

An Exail DriX USV. The H-9 variant has been selected for C-UAS research by an unspecified defence research organisation. (Exail) Exail's DriX H-9 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been selected by an ...

The DriX O-16 is a hybrid-powered autonomous platform built for long-endurance maritime operations. Developed by Exail, it can operate for up to 30 days with a range of 3,500 nautical miles. Equipped ...

The İstanbul-based demonstration follows a similar successful integration in November 2025, when the same KATFISH and LARS hardware were validated on a UK Royal Navy 11-meter ARCIMS USV. By porting ...