Recent global reporting (Nov 28, 2025) underscores that navies across the U.S., UK, and Australia are racing to develop fleets of uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs) — akin to what aerial drones did for airpower.
These UUVs are being pitched as cheaper, more scalable tools for undersea surveillance, submarine tracking, infrastructure protection (e.g., undersea cables), and even potential drone-on-drone naval warfare.
Major defense primes and agile startups alike are competing to deliver capabilities quickly — reflecting a shift in how maritime and anti-submarine defense may evolve over the next 5–10 years.
