Verified Editor-read European Defence Agency press release, 17 February 2026
What it does not test. Does not establish that any navy has procured or fielded the swarm technology; the result is a validated demonstration, not a deployed system.
How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. 4-state underwater drone swarm trial validated but no navy has procured it. European Sovereignty Index
How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19. How the record is made