Macro-trends
Momentum
(Less)(More)(No items)
W33 ‘26
W37 ‘26
W41 ‘26
W45 ‘26
Before → recent
Defence & naval USVs41% → 53% ↑
Trials, test areas & deployments29% → 35% ↑
Regulation & standards5% → 10% ↑
Subsea, AUVs & ocean survey3% → 5% ↑
Commercial cargo shipping6% → 7% ↑
Communications & connectivity2% → 3% ↑
Ferries & inland waterways1% → 1% ·
Investment, market & funding3% → 3% ·
Decarbonisation & energy efficiency8% → 7% ·
Remote operation & shore control3% → 2% ↓
Swarms & multi-vessel coordination6% → 6% ↓
Cybersecurity2% → 1% ↓
Safety, risk & verification14% → 12% ↓
Port, berthing & docking automation3% → 1% ↓
Perception & sensor fusion15% → 12% ↓
Collision avoidance & COLREGs5% → 2% ↓
Human factors & training7% → 2% ↓
Path planning & motion control23% → 16% ↓
This week's movers
Rising ↑
Emerging terms
Named systems, methods and programmes that the theme list doesn't capture. Each opens the article it came from.
Most-mentioned themes
Themes tracked
18
fixed list
Gaining share
6
last 4 weeks vs the 8 before
Losing share
9
last 4 weeks vs the 8 before
Weeks covered
32
16 shown above