Israeli Elbit Systems Acquires Canadian Underwater Drone Maker ISE to Boost Mine Hunting

Elbit Systems completed its acquisition of International Submarine Engineering, a Canadian specialist in autonomous underwater vehicles and remotely operated subsea systems, on October 20, 2026. ISE has delivered more than 250 underwater vehicles to customers in over 20 countries, including its modular Explorer survey-class autonomous platforms. The purchase adds established underwater robotics expertise to Elbit's existing portfolio of unmanned surface vessels, sonar, command systems and mine-countermeasures equipment. Elbit described the undisclosed purchase price as financially immaterial, and did not announce a specific integration schedule or new vehicle production contract.