ASV Global to Develop AI-Based Safe Autonomous Navigation for USVs
ASV Global (ASV) has announced that it is leading a new £1.2million research project in partnership with offshore consultancy firm BMT to enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous navigation....
View ArticleUK MoD Successfully Trials Unmanned Minesweeping System
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it has successfully trialled an unmanned minesweeping system, which was designed and manufactured by Atlas Elektronik UK under a £13 million...
View ArticleSaildrone Receives Funding to Expand Environmental USV Fleet
Saildrone, a provider of high-resolution ocean data collected via a fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has announced that it has closed a $60 million round of Series B funding to scale up its...
View ArticleASV Global Tests AUV Tracking System in Loch Ness
ASV Global has announced that it is testing its Autonomous Surface and Sub-surface Survey System (ASSSS) collaborative research project, in conjunction with SeeByte, Sonardyne and the National...
View ArticleASV Global Gains ISO 9001:2015 Accreditation
ASV Global, a developer of unmanned surface vessel (USV) technologies, has announced that it has been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification by accrediting body DNV GL. ISO...
View ArticleProtector USV Conducts Missile Firing Demonstration for NATO
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced that it has carried out a successful exercise for NATO forces, to demonstrate the capabilities of the Protector USV (unmanned surface vehicle) against...
View ArticleONR Sponsors Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition
The U.S. Navy has announced that its Office of Naval Research (ONR), in conjunction with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation, has sponsored the 11th annual...
View ArticleUsing Autonomous Surface Vehicles for Offshore Wind Farm Support
ASV Global, a developer of autonomous surface vehicles, has released the following article highlighting the advantages of using ASVs for offshore wind farm support. ASVs are having an increasing...
View ArticleASV Global Provides Autonomous Technology for New Range of Unmanned Surface...
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced that it has partnered with autonomous vessel technology developer ASV Global to introduce “Sharktech” Autonomous Vessels. Metal Shark is now offering Sharktech...
View ArticleVelodyne LiDAR Sponsors International RoboBoat Competition
Velodyne LiDAR has announced that it has partnered with RoboNation to sponsor the AUVSI-backed organization’s 11th International RoboBoat Competition in South Daytona, Florida. As part of this...
View ArticleOceanalpha USVs Conduct Underwater Topographic Survey in Antarctic
Oceanalpha has announced that its unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have been sent to Antarctica in order to perform an underwater topographic survey. The survey was performed to aid the “Snow Dragon”,...
View ArticleASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Alaskan Hydrographic Survey
ASV Global and TerraSond have announced the successful completion of a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska. The 10,649km survey was carried out by an ASV Global C-Worker 5...
View ArticleNew Solution Will Aid USV Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments
Ship technology companies Sonardyne International Ltd., and Guidance Marine Limited have announced that they are working together on a project that will help unmanned autonomous vessels navigate, even...
View ArticleUSV Demonstrates Anti-Smuggling Capabilities
Oceanalpha, a developer of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV), has participated in an the world’s first unmanned anti-smuggling exercise as part of the 4th “New Asia-Europe Safety Corridor International...
View ArticleL3 Acquires ASV Global
L3 Technologies has confirmed that it acquired ASV Global, LLC, a leading unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control systems company on September 20. This acquisition strategically...
View ArticleSea Machines Announces Command & Control Systems for Autonomous Vessels
Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous technology for marine vessels, has announced the successful completion of product sea trials of the company’s introductory line of intelligent command...
View ArticleECA Group Unveils New USV for Mine Countermeasure Operations
ECA Group has announced the release of the INSPECTOR 120, the latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the company’s range of robotic and autonomous systems for naval applications, including mine...
View ArticleEMCORE to Develop Inertial Navigation Systems for Maritime Platform
EMCORE Corporation, a provider of inertial sensing products for unmanned systems, has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at over $4 million to design and manufacture navigational...
View ArticleNew Range of Vessels Designed for Launching Unmanned Mine Clearance Vehicles
ECA Group and naval architecture firm MAURIC have unveiled OCTOPODA, a new range of mothership-type vessels for launching unmanned systems for mine countermeasures. The new range of ships was designed...
View ArticleWAM-V USV Selected by Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize Finalists
Marine Advanced Research has announced that the first of the company’s new 20’ WAM-V USVs (unmanned surface vessels) has been delivered to TeamTao, a finalist in the Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize...
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