Unmanned Maritime Systems
4 posts in this category.
Tracing the Indian Navy USV journey from prototype to platform
The Indian Navy USV story has crossed from concept to operational reality. An Indian Register of Shipping-certified Autonomous Fast Interceptor Boat, three Defence Acquisition Council approvals, and a fifteen-year roadmap now sit within the force-development pipeline. This article separates operational platforms from trials programmes, procurement approvals, and roadmap ambitions.
Read article →AUVs in India: the indigenous programme by mass class and mission
AUVs in India have moved from one-off lab prototypes to a three-class indigenous programme covering man-portable, medium, and high-endurance platforms. The November 2025 MP-AUV milestone closed the man-portable tier, while HEAUV and Neerakshi established the remaining architecture across endurance and mission bands.
Read article →Mapping DRDO HEAUV across India's underwater warfare future
DRDO HEAUV is no longer a laboratory prototype. The programme has cleared a maiden surface run at Cochin Shipyard and lake trials at NSTL Visakhapatnam. The Indian Navy has formalised a twenty-unit requirement under the Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap 2025. India's autonomous undersea posture now runs through this single platform.
Read article →Unmanned maritime systems in India reach from the surface to the seabed
Unmanned maritime systems in India have moved past isolated demonstrations into a layered architecture. Robotic surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, and seabed sensing now extend surveillance, mine warfare, and undersea domain awareness across the Indian Ocean Region under one indigenous spine.
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