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Top 15 Military Underwater Drone startups
Oct 26, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky | 12 |
These companies specialize in creating autonomous or remotely operated underwater drones for various naval applications, including reconnaissance, surveillance, mine countermeasures and underwater mapping.
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.5M
Albacore is a developer of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles designed to deter maritime invasions.
Albacore is a developer of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles designed to deter maritime invasions.
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.2B
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Provider of AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance solutions for the defense sector. It offers an autonomous operational platform based on sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to monitor and control warfare assets.
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Provider of AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance solutions for the defense sector. It offers an autonomous operational platform based on sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to monitor and control warfare assets.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.3B
L3 Harris is a proven leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems, air traffic management, avionics, and space and intelligence.
L3 Harris is a proven leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems, air traffic management, avionics, and space and intelligence.
4
Country: South Korea | Funding: $251M
Hanwha Systems is an aerospace company providing defense electronics and smart ICT solutions.
Hanwha Systems is an aerospace company providing defense electronics and smart ICT solutions.
5
Country: Canada | Funding: $203.6M
Kraken Robotics develops high speed, actively stabilized Synthetic Aperture Sonar towfish that operates at speeds up to 10 knots.
Kraken Robotics develops high speed, actively stabilized Synthetic Aperture Sonar towfish that operates at speeds up to 10 knots.
6
Country: France
Naval Group is a defense contractor and industrial group that specialized in naval-based defense platform and the marine renewable energy.
Naval Group is a defense contractor and industrial group that specialized in naval-based defense platform and the marine renewable energy.
7
Country: UK
MSubs manufactures vessels for external pressure, including reinforcement for hatches and wide openings, foundations, and lifts.
MSubs manufactures vessels for external pressure, including reinforcement for hatches and wide openings, foundations, and lifts.
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Country: USA | Funding: $30.1M
Terradepth utilizes the most innovative contractor-owned robotics and data management solution to deliver best-in-class ocean data at Petabyte scale in near real-time. We offer maximum force multiplication with our vertically integrated end-to-end solution for defense.
Terradepth utilizes the most innovative contractor-owned robotics and data management solution to deliver best-in-class ocean data at Petabyte scale in near real-time. We offer maximum force multiplication with our vertically integrated end-to-end solution for defense.
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Country: USA | Funding: $13M
Vatn Systems builds affordable autonomous underwater vehicles that act in cooperative swarms.
Vatn Systems builds affordable autonomous underwater vehicles that act in cooperative swarms.
10
Country: Norway | Funding: NOK51M
Blueye aim to limit risk for divers, protect critical infrastructure and investigate possible threats underwater using ROVs.
Blueye aim to limit risk for divers, protect critical infrastructure and investigate possible threats underwater using ROVs.
11
Country: India | Funding: $1.9M
EyeROV develops underwater drone/remotely operated vehicle (ROV) TUNA used for search and recovery, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), port security, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).
EyeROV develops underwater drone/remotely operated vehicle (ROV) TUNA used for search and recovery, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), port security, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).
12
Country: Taiwan
Thunder Tiger manufactures and sells radio controled air, underwater and surface drones.
Thunder Tiger manufactures and sells radio controled air, underwater and surface drones.
13
Country: UK
ecoSUB Robotics are designers and manufactures of advanced, small, low cost autonomous underwater vehicles.
ecoSUB Robotics are designers and manufactures of advanced, small, low cost autonomous underwater vehicles.
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Country: Norway
Eelume develops subsea self-propelled vehicles with autonomous robotic arms whose slender and flexible body can transit over long distances and carry out IMR in confined spaces not accessible by conventional underwater vehicles.
Eelume develops subsea self-propelled vehicles with autonomous robotic arms whose slender and flexible body can transit over long distances and carry out IMR in confined spaces not accessible by conventional underwater vehicles.
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