Facts

• Segment: Maritime
• Country: Italy
• Founded: 1927
• Website: https://www.drass.tech/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Relationships
• Sources

Summary

DRASS develops underwater technology for submarine rescue, defence, diving and subsea operations. Its systems include submarine rescue assets, diving equipment and underwater defence solutions for navies and commercial operators working in demanding marine environments.

Market context

DRASS matters because it operates at the underwater-systems layer where robotics, subsea platforms, pressure-tolerant power systems and payload integration come together for defence and maritime autonomy. Robotics exposure comes from DRASS's unmanned underwater vehicles, compact submarines, payload integration, subsea platforms and related autonomous and manned-underwater systems.

Facts

• Website: https://www.drass.tech/
• HQ: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
• Founded: 1927
• Segment: Maritime

Subsea platforms, underwater vehicles and payload integration

DRASS develops subsea platforms, unmanned underwater vehicles, compact submarines, diving systems and payload integration technologies for underwater operations.

• Target environment: Defence, rescue and maritime-subsea environments that require integrated underwater systems.
• Deployment model: Builder of subsea and underwater systems with in-house engineering and payload integration.
• Customer context: Defence and maritime operators needing subsea platforms, underwater vehicles, compact submarines or integrated rescue and diving systems.
• Workflow context: Underwater missions, subsea payload integration, pressure-tolerant systems, rescue operations and uncrewed underwater capability development.
• Commercial maturity: Established specialist supplier with long subsea engineering history and current defence activity.
• Market position: Comparable with underwater-systems specialists rather than broad surface-drone or generic industrial-automation companies.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on mission fit, procurement cycles, systems integration and operational certification.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent to underwater sensors, marine autonomy builders, subsea batteries and naval systems integration.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-08 - Partnership - DRASS and KONGSBERG sign underwater autonomy partnership - The agreement covers technology exchange, systems, payloads, and operational architectures.
• 2026-06-08 - Partnership - KONGSBERG and DRASS announce strategic partnership for underwater autonomy - KONGSBERG and DRASS signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 8, 2026 for joint development of advanced underwat…

Relationships

• KONGSBERG - partner - DRASS and KONGSBERG signed a June 8, 2026 strategic partnership to jointly develop advanced underwater solutions and next-generation uncrewed underwater capabilities.