Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

At the start of May 2023, the VSR700 performed 80 successful, fully autonomous take-offs and landings from a civil vessel equipped with a helicopter deck, cruising off the west coast of France

L3Harris’ ASView system will be integrated with BigBear.ai’s forecasting computer vision technology to better identify and classify vessels, enhance situational awareness and support manned-unmanned teaming missions

Kongsberg Discovery’s MBR products can now use the 5.725-5.850 GHz communications band to support maritime applications where digital high-speed reliable communication and data transfer are crucial

Taking place 9-11 May 2023 in Rostock, Germany, UDT offers a chance to see the progress that has been made across the underwater domain, including enhanced and improved technologies, new programs, and new equipment

Garmin's Cortex Neuro provides unmanned vessel operators with remote command and control capabilities from anywhere in the world

The EchoBoat-160 USV, a purpose-built remote survey platform for hydrographic data collection, will be available for hire from Unique Group’s Houston facility

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced Teledyne Marine’s Vertical Optical Feedthrough System as the 2023 award recipient

The UX1-Neo ROV by UNEXMIN Georobotics set a new world record by diving to a depth of 450 meters in the Hranice Abyss, the deepest freshwater cave in the world

Blue Essence from Fugro is believed to be the first USV to receive approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to operate fully remotely with an electric ROV and undertake surveys in UK waters

Incorporating Sea Machines' SM300 autonomous command and control solution, Zelim’s Guardian fast rescue craft will be the world’s first search and rescue vessel capable of uncrewed operation

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Saildrone and Seabed 2030 outlines a shared commitment to leveraging technological innovation to make bathymetric data available to the global community

MSeis selected HydroSurv’s REAV-16s due to their ease of operation, communications capability and onboard computing power for operation in inland and sheltered water environments

The SatLab Integrated Marine System aims to provide seamless and accurate data collection, analysis, and navigation capabilities for various marine applications

Austal Australia and Saildrone will manufacture the Saildrone Surveyor in Australia for deep ocean mapping and ISR applications, above and below the surface

The company will be at booth T7 at Ocean Business, April 18-20 in Southampton, UK, to guide visitors through new products, technology, and the events the company is offering throughout the event

Ocean Business 2023 is being attended by a number of companies working with UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com

Textron Systems’ Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep system supports the Office of Naval Research and the US Navy’s transition from traditional legacy towed mine-sweep systems

To qualify, Fairbanks Morse Defense’s nForcer engine must perform for a minimum of 720 hours in a land-based test environment without human intervention

The Maritime Autonomous Center of Excellence leverages Silvus Technologies’ wireless communication expertise, Al Seer Marine’s autonomous maritime platform development success, and Broadcast Solutions’ systems integration experience

To meet the growing demand for advanced data-collection capabilities at sea, Saildrone has developed the 33-foot Voyager for near-shore ocean mapping and maritime security missions

With zero emission hydrogen propulsion, the Merlin autonomous surface vessel has a shallow draft of 1.6m enabling it to perform various survey missions and make port in small or large harbors across the US

The Gippsland Squadron of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (AVCG) conducted a demonstration of OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 remote-controlled life-saving buoy on the Gippsland lakes in eastern Victoria, Australia

Robosys Automation is providing autonomous remote control and autonomous navigation, including collision avoidance, obstacle avoidance and anti-grounding, for BRANKA Marine Robotics’ new Ranger USV

Based on Kongsberg Digital’s simulation technology, K-Sim Navigation CLOUD will enable schools and training centers to provide high-quality simulation training in navigation and ship handling

Winners will be announced at XPONENTIAL 2023, taking place May 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado

As part of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, Charles River Analytics is providing its Awarion artificial intelligence and computer vision technology to help detect marine mammal, ship, and fishing gear