Top 7 Startups enhancing WarShips

Updated: Nov 15, 2025
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These companies develop warship radar systems, ballistic missile launch systems, electronic warfare systems, advanced hull materials, integrated command and control systems, etc.
1
Blue Water Autonomy
Country: USA | Funding: $64M
Blue Water Autonomy operates as a company that builds autonomous ships.
2
Greenroom Robotics
Country: Australia
Greenroom Robotics creates autonomous systems for Australian Royal Navy ships built by Austal. Its objective is to give Austral the capability to turn current ships into completely autonomous vessels “in as little as five days”, which rival systems could take “weeks or months.” Two technologies from Greenroom, known as GAMA and Lookout+, use vision-based AI that collect information from the boat’s electro-optical sensors and cameras, supported by the GPS systems operating in space. They interface with Austal’s system, Marinelink Prime, which manages the ship’s mechanical systems. Greenroom also established a US office and has aspirations to expand internationally
3
Hanwha Systems
Country: South Korea | Funding: $251M
Hanwha Systems is an aerospace company providing defense electronics and smart ICT solutions.
4
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Country: Israel
Rafael develops and manufactures advanced defense systems for the Israeli Defense Forces.
5
Naval Group
Country: France
Naval Group is a defense contractor and industrial group that specialized in naval-based defense platform and the marine renewable energy.
6
BAE Systems
Country: UK | Funding: $142.2M
BAE Systems designs, develops, and supports defense and aerospace systems used in the air, on land, at sea, and in space.
7
Babcock
Country: Australia
Babcock International Group manufactures marine, nuclear, aviation, and defense products and provides development and engineering services.
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