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Ukrainian defence tech firm signs US autonomous vessel partnership
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (187+ words) Baird Maritime Ukraine-origin and UK-based defence technology firm Uforce signed a memorandum of understanding with combatant craft manufacturer ReconCraft to build autonomous surface vessels in the US.Under the agreement, Uforce will join US drone dominance initiatives to supply full-stack…...
Japan finds high rare earth concentration in deepsea Pacific mud
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (320+ words) An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy rare earth elements accounted for about 54 per cent of the total rare earth content, Japan's government said…...
Drone threats force night-time vessel ban at Russian port
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (211+ words) Russia has introduced a temporary ban on vessel movements in and out of the port of Novorossiysk between midnight and 05:00 because of Ukrainian drone attacks, three grain industry sources said on Wednesday. The sources said the order was verbal and…...
Maersk temporarily suspends operations at Ukraine's Chernomorsk Port
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (269+ words) Danish container liner company Maersk has stated that it is temporarily unavailable to continue providing feeder services to Ukraine's Odesa Region via Chornomorsk Fishing Port (CHFP). The company said that its service via CHFP is temporarily suspended until further notice....
Digitally crewed surface vessel conducts first resupply during RIMPAC 2026
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (157+ words) During the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise, the US Navy-operated Naval Postgraduate School’s consortium for advanced manufacturing research and education (CAMRE) and Fleetwerx completed a digitally crewed surface vessel resupply. US Marines manufactured replacement components aboard one vessel before…...
US Marines conduct training using new reconnaissance boat
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (188+ words) US Marines forward-deployed in the Pacific recently conducted training using a new type of combat- and reconnaissance-capable watercraft. The 40-foot MMRC is one of two that were accepted by the Marine Corps War Fighting Lab in 2024 following completion by Australia-New…...
Partnership to outfit USVs with counter-drone systems
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (228+ words) UK defence shipbuilder the Babcock International Group, unmanned systems manufacturer Acua Ocean, and weapons specialist Frankenburg Technologies have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to adapt counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) solutions for use on seagoing vessels. The MOU will…...
Unmanned Craft News Roundup | July 21 – Security focus: counter-drug ROVs, torpedo-tube launched USV and more
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (436+ words) A UK firm has completed construction of a long-range USV while new ROVs have been delivered to the New Zealand Customs Service. New UUVs are under development for US military use. Lastly, a German company has completed conducting a series…...
Russia to bolster defence of Sakhalin Region ports against UAV attack
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (155+ words) The Russian Government will strengthen the defence of ports in the Sakhalin Region in anticipation of attacks that are conducted using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). "All seaports and shipping lanes [in the region] must be protected in accordance with modern…...
VIDEO | Ten killed in Russian missile attack on ship near Odessa
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (467+ words) A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odessa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea. Russia hit the Golden…...