Elbit Systems Expands Undersea Capabilities with Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Translated & summarized from Bizportal by baba
Elbit Systems is entering the unmanned underwater vehicle market, showcasing its new capabilities at Euronaval 2026. The expansion, following the acquisition of ISE, allows the company to offer navies integrated autonomous systems for surface and subsurface operations. These UUVs are designed for intelligence gathering, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare, enhancing naval mission effectiveness while reducing human risk. The company aims to provide holistic maritime autonomy solutions.
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- Elbit Systems will debut its unmanned underwater vehicle capabilities at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition.
- The company acquired ISE, a specialist in autonomous underwater systems, to facilitate this expansion.
- The new UUVs are designed for intelligence gathering, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare.
- Elbit highlights the integration of UUVs with unmanned surface vessels for coordinated operations.
- Oren Sebbag stated that navies seek comprehensive autonomous solutions for complex maritime missions.
Elbit Systems is expanding its maritime operations by introducing unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for the first time. The company will showcase its UUV capabilities at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition, marking its entry into a new operational domain. This expansion allows Elbit to offer military navies autonomous systems that operate both above and below the sea surface, integrating intelligence gathering, communication, and mission management.
The move into UUVs follows Elbit's acquisition of ISE, a company specializing in the development and supply of autonomous underwater systems. According to Elbit, ISE has delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to clients in more than 20 countries. This acquired operation complements Elbit's existing maritime portfolio, which includes the Seagull family of unmanned surface vessels already in operational use.
The new UUVs are designed for various military and security missions, such as intelligence gathering, mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), seabed mapping, and the protection of critical maritime infrastructure. These are modular, autonomous vehicles capable of extended operations without human crews, equipped with sonar, sensors, and intelligence-gathering systems tailored to specific missions.
A key feature highlighted is the integration of UUV operations with unmanned surface vessels. Elbit states that a shared architecture enables coordinated mission planning and management, along with the deployment and recovery of unmanned vehicles and their integration with manned vessel operations. These capabilities aim to allow navies to conduct complex missions while reducing the exposure of human crews to risks.
"Navies worldwide are increasingly seeking comprehensive autonomous solutions for complex maritime missions," said Oren Sebbag, General Manager of Intelligence and Air Systems at Elbit Systems. "The addition of UUV capabilities further expands our maritime autonomy portfolio and strengthens our ability to provide customers with a holistic operational solution, including surface and subsurface autonomous systems, payloads, and mission management capabilities." Elbit has over 40 years of experience in autonomous systems and has been supplying unmanned maritime systems for over a decade, in addition to offering combat management systems, electronic warfare, intelligence systems, maritime communications, sonar, and weapon systems.
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