Top Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Companies

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market size was valued at USD 4.34 Billion in 2024 and is poised to grow from USD 4.96 Billion in 2025 to USD 14.34 Billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 14.2% during the forecast period (2026–2033).

Unmanned underwater vehicles manufacturers should focus on extending the range of their offerings to make them suitable for long duration missions. Integrating artificial intelligence to improve autonomous capabilities of unmanned underwater vehicles is also slated to be a key trend for unmanned underwater vehicles providers in the future. Targeting countries with increased military and defense budgets is slated to be a key strategy for all unmanned underwater vehicles suppliers across the study period and beyond. 'Kongsberg Maritime (Norway) ', 'Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (USA) ', 'L3Harris Technologies (USA) ', 'General Dynamics Corporation (USA) ', 'Boeing (USA) ', 'Lockheed Martin Corporation (USA) ', 'General Dynamics Mission Systems (USA) ', 'ECA Group (France) ', 'Atlas Elektronik GmbH (Germany) ', 'Leonardo S.p.A. (Italy) ', 'Ocean Infinity (UK) ', 'DeepOcean Group Holding BV (Netherlands) ', 'iXblue (France) ', 'Hydroid, Inc. (now Kongsberg Maritime) (USA) ', 'JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) (Japan) ', 'Forum Energy Technologies (USA) '

Growing emphasis on improving security around the world and rising spending on maritime security are projected to bolster the demand for unmanned underwater vehicles over the coming years. These vehicles are highly crucial in defense and military operations being performed in harsh conditions where risking human lives is not preferred.

Integration of Artificial Intelligence: Unmanned underwater vehicle companies can focus on integrating artificial intelligence technologies with their offerings to improve their unmanned capabilities. The use of artificial intelligence can help enhance decision-making, autonomous navigation, and real-time data analysis capabilities for unmanned underwater vehicles thereby increasing their functionality and application scope as well.

North America is forecasted to account for a dominant share of the global unmanned underwater vehicles market forecast. Rapid adoption of unmanned underwater vehicles in commercial as well as defense applications is the key factor cementing the dominance of this region. High spending on military and defense, presence of key unmanned underwater vehicles suppliers, and growing underwater exploration activity are other factors creating new opportunities in the North American region. The United States and Canada are estimated to emerge as the most opportune markets in this region owing to rising spending on military and defense as well as oceanographic research.