EURONAVAL 2026: Naval Group and Technology Innovation Institute (TII) Sign an Agreement to Pool Their Expertise in Advanced Autonomous Underwater Technologies.

PARIS, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The Technology Innovation Institute, the applied-research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has signed an agreement with Naval Group, a global leader in naval defense, to advance cooperation in autonomous underwater technologies.

Announced during Euronaval 2026, the collaboration will focus on exploring opportunities for the joint development and commercialization of uncrewed underwater vehicles. The ambition is to deliver advanced autonomous solutions for persistent maritime surveillance and underwater reconnaissance for operations in non-contested waters, in addition to the ambition of delivering combat UUV for operations in contested waters.