iXblue USV Deployed for Shipwreck Search
A DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), designed, developed and operated by iXblue, has been deployed as part of a research campaign that is attempting to find the wreck of the Ravenel fishing trawler,...
View ArticleArmed USV Completes Missile Firing Tests
Meteksan Defence has successfully completed missile firing tests with its ULAQ armed USV (unmanned surface vehicle), which has been developed in conjunction with ARES Shipyard. The tests, which took...
View ArticleHydrographic USV with Integrated ADCP & Echo Sounder Unveiled
CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has launched the APACHE 4, a new hydrographic USV that features a combination of an ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) for cross-section flow measurements and a...
View ArticleSemi-Autonomous Research Vessel Commissioned by U.S. Army
Sea Machines has collaborated with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to create an autonomous system that will give surveyors the ability to conduct survey missions with a...
View ArticleFirst Commercially Funded Autonomous Harbor Tug
Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous-command and -control system has been selected by maritime transportation and logistics provider Foss Maritime for use aboard its tugboat Rachael Allen. Due to be...
View ArticleSonar-Equipped USVs Demonstrated on River Thames
Hydronalix has provided training and demonstrations with its Sonar EMILY USV (unmanned surface vehicle) to various entities responsible for civil safety on the River Thames in London, UK. Sonar EMILY...
View ArticleDTC Mesh Radios Support Intelligent USV Autopilot
Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has supplied its RF mesh radio solutions to create an encrypted communications link for a demonstration USV (unmanned surface vessel) developed by Robosys...
View ArticleNOAA Upgrades Autonomous USV Fleet
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Navigation Response Branch (NRB) has selected a Seafloor Systems EchoBoat-240 in order to upgrade its autonomous surface vehicle (ASV)...
View ArticleDriX USV Demonstrated During International Hydrographic Organization Anniversary
iXblue has demonstrated its DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The company has been identified by...
View ArticleROV Team Discovers Submerged Crashed Plane
Seafloor Systems has confirmed that a team of hydrographers has discovered a submerged plane on the bed of Folsom Lake, a large man-made reservoir used by the company to test hydrographic survey...
View ArticleUnmanned Aerial Search Using AI, Deep Learning & Computer Vision
Sentient Vision Systems is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that uses advanced software to enhance the performance of sensors and mission systems. ViDAR (for Visual Detection and Ranging) can...
View ArticleSEA-KIT USV Receives First Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems...
SEA-KIT International’s 12m X-class USV (unmanned surface vessel), developed for geo-data specialist Fugro, has been awarded the first ever Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certificate by Lloyd’s...
View ArticleNew USV will Assess Effects of Marine Hydrokinetic Installations
Hydronalix, Inc. and Oregon State University (OSU) have been awarded a Department of Energy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to develop a new robotic unmanned surface vehicle to map...
View ArticleLink 16 Tactical Data Link Exchange Between UAS & Navy Ships
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions supported General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) demonstration of the first successful exchange of Link 16 Tactical Data Link (TDL) data over Global Command...
View ArticleSchiebel Teams with Thales to Provide Unmanned Eye in the Sky
Schiebel has collaborated with Thales in order to provide a persistent, assured and integrated ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) asset to find, fix, track and...
View ArticleRoyal Navy Tests Remotely-Piloted Systems in Man Overboard Trials
The Royal Navy has been testing remotely-piloted systems which locate personnel in the water, drop life-saving equipment and hover over the location until rescuers arrive to help rescue sailors who...
View ArticleDynautics Supports SEA-KIT USV Remote Operation Centre
Dynautics, a pioneering provider of intelligent technology to control uncrewed marine missions, has provided 24/7 project support to SEA-KIT’s Remote Operation Centre in Essex, UK. SEA-KIT...
View ArticleSATCOM Connectivity for Autonomous Surface Vessels
Sea Machines, a developer of marine control systems, has released the following article detailing how the company adds Viasat satellite connectivity to its retrofitted autonomous vessels for the...
View ArticleWhitepaper: Radar Solutions for Maritime Applications
IMSAR has released a whitepaper illustrating the application of high-performance, low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), and low-cost airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems, within Maritime...
View ArticleArticle: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation
FarSounder has released an article exploring the integration of Argos Forward Looking Sonar Systems with autonomous navigation control systems. The article identifies a major challenge in the...
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