Norway's Kongsberg and Spain's Navantia Sign MoU to Put HUGIN AUV Drones on Conventional Submarines

Kongsberg and Navantia signed a memorandum of understanding at Euronaval in Paris on 4 November 2026 to explore integrating HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicles and sonar technologies into conventionally powered submarines. Kongsberg will contribute expertise in underwater autonomy and sonar, while Navantia will lead the work on integrating the equipment with the submarines. The agreement covers potential applications to future designs, modernisation programmes and new production batches. Kongsberg announced the memorandum on 9 November, without naming a host submarine class or HUGIN variant or giving a budget or integration timetable.