Source-linked news, original analysis and approved development briefs across unmanned systems. Original event dates, publication dates and evidence limits remain distinct.
Rheinmetall reported on 19 August 2026 that it and Hensoldt had demonstrated passive-sensor integration during Timber Express 2026.
Source event: 19 Aug 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Teledyne FLIR Defense announced on 29 August 2023 that it had received a contract worth approximately USD 31 million from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
Source event: 29 Aug 2023
By Avantika Kapoor
EOS announced a letter of intent with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on 25 September 2026 concerning its Apollo technology.
Source event: 25 Sept 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
EOS announced on 17 June 2026 that MARSS had been selected as the command-and-control provider for BAE Systems’ BATS offering.
Source event: 17 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Rheinmetall announced on 30 October 2026 an agreement with Silvus Technologies to integrate RFeye passive radio-frequency sensing with Skynex and Skymaster.
Source event: 30 Oct 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
EOS announced a GBP 370 million national counter-drone contract on 9 October 2026; a 13 October follow-up identified Kuwait.
Source event: 9 Oct 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Airbus reports that the Flexrotor facility workforce grew from 30 to more than 100. The calculation supports an industrial expansion signal, while aircraft throughput and composite consumption remain unquantified.
Source event: September 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
The three-aircraft MQ-25 LRIP award sits alongside distinct development and ground-test cohorts. Connecting it to Aurora’s documented composite-skin role requires a careful program-to-lot boundary.
Source event: 14 Sept 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
MARTAC’s SŌLACE agreement states an increase of 100 vessels per year. The opportunity is a named production channel; actual utilization, deliveries and material requirements need separate evidence.
Source event: 15 Sept 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
The Intrepid partnership describes capacity to scale to 200–300 USVs per year. Preserving that range avoids turning a manufacturer’s capability statement into an invented output forecast.
Source event: 17 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
The Mystic partnership identifies infusion, carbon-fibre lamination and foam-core capability. These disclosures support a targeted supplier map without establishing platform-specific qualification or annual material volume.
Source event: 1 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
The Taiwanese T24 acquisition names production in two countries but leaves vessel quantity undisclosed. Customer geography, manufacturing geography and material purchasing responsibility are separate market questions.
Source event: 13 Oct 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Rheinmetall’s 2024 award described eight planned S-MET prototypes and a composite structure. That creates a qualification-stage signal, with production and delivery outcomes requiring later evidence.
Source event: 7 Oct 2024
By Avantika Kapoor
THeMIS production and a historical composite-fender demonstration are both documented. The missing link is whether that protection component is installed on the newly funded vehicle configuration.
Source event: 4 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Shom’s order contains one DriX H-9 USV and one separate NemoSens AUV. Composite evidence should follow the supported model rather than the entire mixed-platform announcement.
Source event: December 2025 order; buyer update 4 February 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Shom’s receipt of Marlin supplies an operator-confirmed delivery baseline. It updates a procurement record without creating an additional sale or a whole-vessel composite-mass estimate.
Source event: 2 Sept 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Surveyor’s aluminium hull and keel coexist with a fibreglass wing. A component-level map identifies the composite opportunity more accurately than a single material label for the vessel.
Source event: 7 Mar 2024
By Avantika Kapoor
Voyager’s original release combines supplier workshare, a weekly production snapshot and an Explorer milestone. Separating the three prevents model and time-basis errors in market statistics.
Source event: 28 Mar 2023
By Avantika Kapoor