Kraken Technology Group Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-21 - Company Formation - Davie launches Davie Autonomous in Ontario - Davie Autonomous is in advanced discussions over several Ontario production locations. The business will integrate mission software and payloads as well as manufacture vessels. Target missions include surveillance, search and rescue, coastal security… - source: davie.ca
• 2026-07-09 - Funding - Kraken Technology Group raises $175M Series B at $1B valuation - Kraken Technology Group raised a GBP 130 million Series B round, described by its own feed as $175 million at a $1 billion valuation. Digital Transformation Capital Partners led the round, with participation from British Business Bank, Rheinmetall, NATO… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-07-08 - Demonstration - Kraken and Capewell complete first K3 Scout USV airdrop - Kraken and Capewell deployed K3 Scout on UMCADS via extracted-load airdrop from an A400M at 1,300 feet. The trial included four successful A400M drops into conditions up to Sea State 4. The demonstration adds a rapid-insertion route for force-projection of… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-05-27 - Partnership - Kraken and Davie partner on autonomous-vessel production in Canada - Davie will provide Canadian capacity to produce, integrate and develop Kraken uncrewed surface vessels. The framework spans Davie-affiliated shipbuilding facilities in Canada, the United States and Finland. - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-05-15 - Contract Award - Kraken secures $49 million USSOCOM OTA for uncrewed maritime prototypes - The OTA supports rapid development and prototyping of novel uncrewed surface and subsurface vessel technologies. Kraken says the prototype vessels will use low-observable designs, modular mission payloads and autonomous navigation. The agreement follows… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-04-21 - Partnership - Kraken and Anduril partner on US unmanned maritime manufacturing - The agreement covers long-range, high-performance integrated capabilities for small fast vessels. Kraken says K7 Sabre and K5 Kraken USVs will be manufactured and integrated under license in the United States. The partnership targets US Navy programmes and… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-04-20 - Production Milestone - Rheinmetall Kraken begins K3 Scout series production in Hamburg - Rheinmetall Kraken GmbH will produce K3 Scout at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg. The production setup is initially designed for about 200 units per year and could scale higher depending on orders. K3 Scout is an 8.4 m, individually configurable USV capable of up to… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2026-03-11 - Contract Award - Royal Navy awards Kraken GBP 12.3 million Project Beehive USV contract - The Royal Navy primary announcement is dated 11 March 2026 and confirms a GBP 12.3 million contract for 20 uncrewed boats. Navy Leaders identifies the contracted platform as Kraken K3 Scout and reports delivery across the following 12 months. The USVs are… - source: royalnavy.mod.uk
• 2025-08-22 - Partnership - Kraken and NVL form Anglo-German autonomous-vessel JV - The JV targets scalable uncrewed maritime platforms for military and civilian applications. Manufacturing was anticipated to begin in Q4 2025 at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg. NVL invested in Kraken and secured options to invest in a planned later round. - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2025-07-09 - Deployment - Kraken K3 Scout operates in NATO Task Force X Baltic deployment - K3 Scout USVs operated in NATO Task Force X in the Baltic. The deployment integrated K3 Scout into command systems and delivered live, operator-tasked ISR performance. The event links Kraken platforms to NATO maritime uncrewed-systems experimentation around… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2025-06-23 - Funding - Kraken receives strategic funding from NATO Innovation Fund and NSSIF - Kraken identified the NATO Innovation Fund, NSSIF and Superangel as strategic investors. The funding supports manufacturing, R&D, international scaling and rapid prototyping. Kraken listed K3 Scout, K4 Manta and K5 Kraken as its current uncrewed maritime… - source: krakentechnology.com
• 2024-05-14 - Partnership - BlueHalo and Kraken partner on autonomous maritime operations - Continue Reading BlueHalo will integrate its industry-leading autonomous innovations within a range of Kraken vessels, including the K4 MANTA USSV (pictured). K5 KRAKEN will be the definitive built-for-purpose, high-performance littoral gunship, capable of… - source: prnewswire.com