Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

The latest ASV / USV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Articles on commercial and naval USV, military ASV, uncrewed surface vessels, product launches and technological advances in USV design and manufacture

Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches High-Speed Engine for Unmanned Naval Platforms

With high power density, the nForcer FM 175D is best suited to support the substantial power and propulsion needs of the Navy's unmanned programs

Jan 16, 2023
OceanAlpha Live Product Launch

OceanAlpha will be showcasing the latest unmanned water rescue systems and products during a live webinar on January 17th 2023

Jan 10, 2023
Registration Now Open for Ocean Business 2023 

Taking place in Southampton, April 18-20, Ocean Business 2023 will welcome more than 300 manufacturers and service providers as well as visitors from around the world

Jan 05, 2023
Silicon Sensing IMUs Assisted Autonomous Ship’s Trans-Atlantic Voyage 

Throughout the voyage, the ship’s AI Captain guided the vessel using precise motion data from two Silicon Sensing AMU30 IMUs

Dec 30, 2022
US Navy Demonstrates Large UUV Launch & Recovery System

The demonstration showed both a land-based launch and recovery approach and a new solution for launching large UUVs from amphibious ships

Dec 29, 2022
Teledyne Marine Navigation Gyrocompass Obtains Red Ensign Approval

Red Ensign conformity means that the SATURN is approved to be installed onto UK-registered ships

Dec 15, 2022
Save the Date for Ocean Business 2023

The three-day show, taking place in Southampton, 18-20 April, will feature an international roll-call of ocean people, from technology pioneers, to game-changing manufacturers and innovative service providers

Dec 13, 2022
Oceanology International Americas 2023 Gains Momentum

Taking place 14-16 February 2023, OiA 2023 aims to unlock the innovations necessary to meet the needs of climate change adaptation, ocean health, the energy transition and market developments in the Blue Economy

Dec 09, 2022
Unmanned Surveillance Vessels Deployed by Australian Army

Ocius Technologies' Bluebottle USVs provided persistent maritime surveillance during a two-week trial in remote island regions off north Western Australia

Dec 02, 2022
DriX Platform Receives First Lloyd’s Register Certification for a USV

Exail’s DriX system design was thoroughly reviewed against the Lloyd’s Register Code for Unmanned Marine Systems, which included a detailed system level analysis, construction survey, and sea trials

Dec 01, 2022
Zero-Emissions USV Secures Funding from Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition

SEA-KIT's H-Class USV design is hydrogen-powered and utilizes clean tech from Bramble Energy

Nov 14, 2022
Exail to Develop New Experimentation of DriX USV for French Navy

The planning of complex missions as well as the quality of hydrographic surveys and data processing are among the functionalities expected of this latest generation USV

Nov 03, 2022
Solar Powered USV Completes 21-Day Deployment

SeaTrac’s SP-48 solar powered USV has completed an 800 nautical mile offshore Loop Current monitoring mission in the Gulf of Mexico

Nov 03, 2022
Investment for Naval Autonomous Surface Vessels

L3Harris has invested in Seasats to fuel collaborative development and accelerate production of the X3 micro-ASV

Oct 25, 2022
Remote Controlled Weapon Station for USVs

The SHARK RCWS can support a wide variety of naval roles, including interception, coastal security, counter-terrorism, and anti-piracy

Oct 20, 2022
iXblue and ECA Group to Operate Under New Joint Brand

The new alliance, Exail, is now a specialist in cutting-edge robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies

Oct 20, 2022
New USV Unveiled at Euronaval 2022

Couach has unveiled the shipyard's first unmanned surface vessel the MAGELLAN USV at Euronaval 2022

Oct 20, 2022
Advanced Cybersecurity for Autonomous Uncrewed Vessels

Advanced cyber technology under development will be resistant to quantum-based cyber attacks and will be able to secure connected devices found in autonomous surface ships

Oct 17, 2022
RoIP Systems for UAV & USV Remote Radio Control & Communications

The Mimer SoftRadio system allows users to turn any PC into a remote radio dispatcher console, using the Internet or LAN/WAN to send and receive audio data

Oct 13, 2022
Global Expansion of ViDAR Maritime Sensors

Sentient Vision Systems report more than 10 separate proof of performance programme and evaluation initiatives currently in place with maritime defense organizations

Oct 13, 2022
500 Autonomous NMs Successfully Navigated for The Machine Odyssey Project

Along the way, viewers had the chance to watch the milestone moment live from The Machines Odyssey’s dashboard, which streams video and vessel data 24/7 directly from the boat

Oct 13, 2022
Next-Gen Electro-Optical Surveillance System Released

Chess Dynamics has launched a next generation, digital, electro-optical surveillance system (EOSS) featuring Vision4ce’s Vision Tracking CHARM modules

Oct 13, 2022
US-UK Naval Forces Conduct Unmanned Exercise

The exercise aimed to explore the use of unmanned and artificial intelligence-based systems to enhance the maritime monitoring tasks of crewed ships and operators deployed ashore

Oct 12, 2022
USV Demonstrated for Oil & Gas Platforms

OceanAlpha has developed and demonstrated the M75 unmanned surface vessel solution for Chinese Oil and Gas Company CNOOC

Oct 11, 2022
Mine Hunting USV Achieves 100% Success Rate in Royal Navy Trials

Elbit Systems UK demonstrated its Seagull USV and its Mine Countermeasure toolbox sub-systems under operational conditions involving key environmental variables such as differing depths, currents and tidal streams

Oct 05, 2022
Monitoring Deep Earthquake Rupture Sites with USVs

Princeton University has selected the SeaTrac SP-48 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to monitor deep seafloor tectonic plate movement with an innovative seafloor geodesy system

Sep 19, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.