Autonomous Navy
Evidence
Evidence
From demonstrated autonomy to fleet software.
Autonomous Navy entered 2026 with a defined software proposition for autonomous maritime fleets and was recognised by BayStartUP in the Ideenreich competition.
Unleash Future Boats established the physical autonomy and real-world test trajectory. BlackBoats sharpened the defence mission around persistent maritime security and critical infrastructure. Autonomous Navy is the fleet-software chapter that follows.
Businessplan Wettbewerb Ideenreich 2026 — 3rd place
BayStartUP publicly named Autonomous Navy from Landshut as third-place winner and described a software-based system architecture for secure, decentralised operation of autonomous maritime fleets.
Vordenker:innen 2026 — founder recognition
Boston Consulting Group’s public 2026 Vordenker:innen announcement lists Diana S. Engelhard among 29 honourees in the Handelsblatt × BCG initiative.
ZeroOne — demonstrated maritime autonomy heritage
Historical founder experience: ZeroOne was developed through Unleash Future Boats as an autonomous maritime system. This is relevant heritage and is explicitly not presented as an Autonomous Navy product.