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
The High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HEAUV) is a long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by DRDO's Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) to strengthen India's underwater warfare capabilities. This 6-ton unmanned submarine combines modular payloads with autonomous navigation for missions including anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, seabed mapping, hydrographic surveys, and persistent maritime surveillance. The platform is 8.75 metres long, 1 metre in diameter, and designed to operate at depths of up to 300 metres.
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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