Kraken’s funding round pushes maritime autonomy toward industrial scale production. USV development, payloads, and local manufacturing are now its central growth priorities.
Trinity Robotics is scaling production of its Konyk ONE UGV. The Ukrainian platform is moving from frontline deployment toward higher-volume manufacture.
DEUTZ is buying FFG to expand into defence vehicle production. The deal combines propulsion, support, and military platform expertise inside a larger German group.
RENK will continue supplying propulsion systems for Rheinmetall’s Lynx programme. Transmissions and final drives are becoming critical constraints in European armoured vehicle output.
Honeywell is developing export-flexible defence technologies for European customers onshore. The work gives aerospace suppliers a clearer route around US re-export restrictions.
RIMPAC 2026 is moving undersea autonomy into submarine strike operations. UUV sensing and submarine-launched Harpoon fires are being tested in a distributed Pacific kill chain.
Hanwha is pitching South Korean production capacity into Europe’s rearmament. Localisation, technology transfer, and sustainment now sit at the centre of its NATO market strategy.
EOS will develop the R400 SLINGER counter-drone system in Australia. The award keeps manufacturing, integration, and sustainment inside Australia’s defence industrial base.
HII is now spreading ROMULUS production across Louisiana’s shipbuilding base. The expansion moves unmanned vessel manufacturing closer to serial output.
MEDUSA keeps submarine-launched autonomous mining inside the US prototype cycle. The programme links undersea autonomy, submarine interfaces, and offensive payload production.