Source-linked news, original analysis and approved development briefs across unmanned systems. Original event dates, publication dates and evidence limits remain distinct.
On March 27, 2026, ATLA signed a JPY 597.41 million contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to manufacture one set of test consumables for the UUV Ocean Situation Awareness Module. The official sole-source rationale links the work to Long-Duration UUV technology research and the module's research prototype.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 27 Mar 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Tender status: Closed – Evaluation/selection status not publicly confirmed \| Procedure: 公募 / 契約希望者募集 \| Scope: UUV Trials / Evaluation Services. On April 8, 2026, ATLA issued Public Notice No. 36 seeking contractors for preparation, measurement, and removal work associated with performance-confirmation testing of the UUV Ocean Situation Awareness Module.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 8 Apr 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On May 15, 2026, ATLA issued Public Notice No. 57 for simulation and data-analysis services associated with performance-confirmation testing of the UUV Ocean Situation Awareness Module. The notice required expertise in the module research prototype and specified prospective completion by March 31, 2027.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 15 May 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Tender status: Closed – evaluation/selection status not publicly confirmed. ATLA's Naval Systems Research Center issued Public Notice No. 20 on May 19, 2026 for OZZ-5 interoperability capability-improvement services. The solicitation required detailed technical knowledge of the OZZ-5 autonomous underwater mine detector.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 19 May 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On June 2, 2026, ATLA's Naval Systems Research Center signed a JPY 6.49 million research-support contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems. The official rationale requires expertise in the computing, data-recording, and operation-and-control equipment of the Long-Duration UUV evaluation HILS system.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 2 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On June 3, 2026, ATLA amended its standing contractor-entry notice to add technical support for performance-confirmation testing of the UUV Ocean Situation Awareness Module. Entry item 8-1 requires a contractor able to inherit the results of the module research-prototype work and possess the necessary technology or equipment.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 3 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On June 5, 2026, ATLA's Naval Systems Research Center signed a JPY 28.467881 million contract with Hitachi for RASUW simulation work. The bilateral project links Japanese and Australian underwater acoustic-communications test and evaluation simulators to establish evaluation metrics supporting future autonomous-UUV interoperability.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 5 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On June 11, 2026, ATLA's Naval Systems Research Center signed a JPY 54.12 million contract with Hitachi for a concept-design study for future equipment at the Iwakuni Marine Environment Test and Evaluation Satellite.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 11 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On August 27, 2026, ATLA issued Public Notice No. 135 for a technical study of issues associated with UUV mission modules. Eligibility explicitly required specialized knowledge of the Long-Duration UUV research prototype and the UUV Ocean Situation Awareness Module research prototype.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 27 Aug 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On March 23, 2026, JMSDF Yokosuka District Headquarters solicited contract candidates for FY2026-FY2027 operational-test support involving the OZZ-100 underwater unmanned vehicle. The requirement covers technical capability and UUV operating knowledge needed to support underwater-weapon operational testing.
UUV · Japan
Original event: March 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On March 25, 2026, JMSDF Supply Headquarters opened a contract-candidate solicitation for FY2026-FY2028 RMF technical investigation relating specifically to the OZZ-100 underwater unmanned vehicle. The requirement seeks qualified contractors to support OZZ-100 lifecycle, technical-assurance, and risk-management work.
UUV · Japan
Original event: March 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On March 30, 2026, JMSDF Supply Headquarters opened a procurement for maintenance, configuration management, technical investigation, software correction, and technical changes for software used by the Unmanned Mine Disposal System (UMDS).
UUV · Japan
Original event: March 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On May 25, 2026, ATLA issued Public Notice No. 61 for the second feasibility-study effort concerning a UUV for disposal of buried mines. Eligibility requirements reference technical knowledge of OZZ-5 and next-generation mine-detection research prototypes, placing the work directly in the defence UUV/MCM technology chain.
UUV · Japan
Original event: 25 May 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On August 20, 2026, JMSDF Supply Headquarters issued a distinct FY2026-FY2028 solicitation for closed-network Iridium communications supporting the OZZ-100 UUV. The requirement covers SBD/Certus services and a closed-network configuration, making it a later and separate communications-support requirement from the April OZZ-100 Iridium solicitation.
UUV · Japan
Original event: August 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
A January 13, 2026 modernization update stated that ORP Resko and ORP Sarbsko, covered by contracts signed in December 2025, were expected to enter Stocznia Remontowa Nauta shortly for Project 207P modernization.
UUV · Poland
Original event: January 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
In January 2026, Teledyne Marine announced that Enamor had awarded it a new contract for two additional GAVIA autonomous underwater vehicles for the Polish Armed Forces. The configuration includes T20 multibeam echosounders and Active Pipe Tracking for mine-countermeasure, seabed-surveillance, and underwater-infrastructure missions.
UUV · Poland
Original event: January 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On January 23, 2026, Gdańsk University of Technology and RADMOR signed a consortium agreement to build the PIRANIA underwater inspection vehicle prototype. The project combines university engineering with RADMOR systems for security, critical-infrastructure inspection, and potential defence applications.
UUV · Poland
Original event: 23 Jan 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
On February 7, 2026, the Poland-led SABUVIS II defence research project completed its second stage after four years of work on coordinated autonomous-underwater-vehicle swarms.
UUV · Poland
Original event: 7 Feb 2026
By Avantika Kapoor