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Thales agreed on Monday to buy the Gorgé family’s 35.51% stake in Exail Technologies for €134 per share ($153), the first step in a full takeover of the French maritime drone maker at an enterprise value of €3.9 billion ($4.45 billion). The agreement lands three days after rival Safran abandoned its own exclusive talks for…
The U.S. Navy is working to pair its SEAL mini-submarines with uncrewed underwater vehicles, sending robotic scouts ahead of operators into the most defended stretches of any covert mission. Navy Captain Mike Linn confirmed the program at SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, where he heads the Naval Special Warfare program office. The goal is straightforward.…
The U.S. Navy is running an exercise called Arctic Sentry 2026 off the coast of northern Norway through May 24, putting unmanned surface vessels and underwater drones through their paces in cold-climate maritime operations. The two surface platforms identified in the exercise are the Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft, known as GARC, built by BlackSea Technologies…
A girl who went missing in the White River in Columbus, was recovered by Indiana Officers using divers, boats, and an underwater drone.
SABUVIS II was managed by the EDA with a budget of €3.7 million. Poland served as the lead nation, with Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia
If you’ve ever wondered about what the the deepest point in the ocean actually looks like, a new AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) by Fujitsu may hold the answer. We have a ton of quadcopters on the consumer side, plus a (somewhat) healthy pipeline of professional and enterprise systems. Meanwhile, the underwater world still feels like…
The Broads Authority is trialing an underwater drone to inspect lock gates and sunken vessels across its 125-mile waterway network in eastern England. The move signals a growing recognition that remotely operated vehicles can handle jobs that once required expensive dive teams. The authority purchased a Chasing M2 Pro Max ROV for £10,881, funded entirely…
ABZ Innovation raises €7M to scale European-made agricultural drones as US farmers seek DJI alternatives after FCC ban. Drone Nerds adds L10 V2 to lineup.
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