Innovations
Technological and operational innovations in the UAS and counter-UAS space — what emerged first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
U.S. Navy uses one-way attack USVs to sink ex-USS Peleliu at RIMPAC
The post describes U.S. Navy-piloted one-way attack unmanned surface vessels (kamikaze sea drones) detonating at the waterline during a RIMPAC SINKEX to help sink a decommissioned amphibious ship. This is notable as a milestone in operation…
Russian unmanned boat “Pegas” used for logistics and minelaying near Kherson
The post claims Russian forces showcased and are already using a domestically developed unmanned surface vessel (USV) called “Pegas,” reportedly quiet and capable of 33 knots. It is described as being employed on the Kherson axis for cargo …
Iran claims campaign targeting Gulf cloud data centers and cables
The post describes an alleged second wave of Iranian strikes aimed at US-linked digital infrastructure in the Gulf (AWS/Oracle data centers and telecom nodes), framing them as military targets due to their role in AI-enabled intelligence pr…
Dutch MoD fields containerised fibre-optic towed array “ASW in a box”
The Netherlands is procuring and developing OPTICS11’s containerised OptiArray towed-array sonar so advanced ASW sensing can be rapidly deployed from many crewed ships and uncrewed maritime platforms. The novelty is packaging a next-gen pas…
Saronic–Samsung partnership to scale autonomy-capable vessel production
Saronic and Samsung Heavy Industries announced a partnership aimed at accelerating development and scaled production of autonomy-capable maritime platforms, including AI-enabled digital solutions and robotics-based shipyard process automati…
Sea Spear + Seabed Sentry demo distributed counter-UUV harbor defense at Lanternfish
Ultra Maritime’s deployable Sea Spear sonar integrated with Anduril’s Seabed Sentry and Lattice to detect, track, and classify medium/large UUVs and automatically push alerts/tracks into the US Navy’s C2 (cUxV) without human relay. The nove…
First combat evidence of Ukrainian use of Dutch Ruta Block 1 cruise missile
Imagery circulating on Russian Telegram reportedly shows wreckage consistent with the Dutch Destinus Ruta Block 1 after an operational strike, suggesting the system has entered combat use. The low-cost, mass-producible ground-launched cruis…
US Coast Guard seeks tech to detect and defeat uncrewed underwater vehicles
The USCG issued a request for solutions for systems that can not only detect/track uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) but also defeat/mitigate them, especially for port and harbor defense. While not a fielded weapon yet, it signals an emer…
Drones: Sea Baby
Anduril unveils Thunder VTOL drone intended to operate with helicopter units
The post notes Anduril announced a new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone called Thunder, positioned to fly alongside military helicopter units. The novelty is the introduction of a new UAV platform and an implied concept of operatio…
Ukraine expands long-range FP-1/FP-2 drone campaign to hunt ships near Crimea
The post describes Ukrainian FP-1/FP-2 strike drones being launched from far behind the front (over 100 km), flying autonomously to an operational area, then being remotely piloted for terminal attack against maritime targets around Crimea.…
Drones: FP-1