Bluebottle maker opens Sydney plant for forty vessels

Australian company Ocius Technology opened a Sydney engineering, manufacturing and maintenance hub for its Bluebottle unmanned surface vessels alongside a continuously staffed global operations center. The site was inaugurated on October 16, 2026, as the company scales production to supply 40 additional vessels under an Australian government investment of A$176 million. Bluebottle craft exploit solar, wind and wave power for long-duration maritime surveillance, while the new facility can also work on hybrid variants with supplementary diesel propulsion. The expansion adds domestic production and fleet support capacity, rather than proving that all 40 vessels have already been built or delivered.