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

US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Launches First Aerosonde UAV

Integrated into the ship’s combat systems, the Aerosonde from Textron Systems is equipped to deliver day/night full-motion video, wide area surveillance, communications relay, signals intelligence and more

May 05, 2022
Global Satellite Communications & Connectivity for USVs & ASVs

Iridium's SATCOM solutions provide trusted connectivity for unmanned and autonomous vessels operating anywhere on the planet

May 03, 2022
Robotic Surface & Subsea Fleet Launched 

20 of Nauticus Robotics’ Hydronaut-Aquanaut pairs will to be strategically deployed in multiple offshore industries serving applications ranging from subsea maintenance and intervention to data collection

May 02, 2022
UST Collaborates with BAE Systems to Drive Engagement with SMEs

New collaboration will provide engagement opportunities for SMEs worldwide

Apr 20, 2022
Royal Navy to Provide Mine Hunting Capabilities Update at Maritime Conference

Commodore Steve Prest from the Royal Navy has joined the speaker line-up for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology Conference 2022, taking place 11-12 May in London, UK

Apr 20, 2022
DriX USV Delivered to NOAA Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Data gathered by the USV will inform NOAA on the potential use of autonomous systems in support of its broader mission

Apr 19, 2022
Charles River Analytics to Develop USV AI for US Navy

The AI balances the visibility requirements in shipping lanes with the need for stealth in open waters

Apr 07, 2022
Type Approval Granted for Remote Vessel Helm Control Systems

The Type Approval signifies that Sea Machines’ wireless control systems have undergone rigorous third-party testing and certification

Apr 05, 2022
SEA-KIT Maxlimer USV to Map Aftermath of Tonga Volcanic Eruption

NIWA and The Nippon Foundation will be surveying the seafloor and collecting video images of the eruption’s impact from NIWA’s research vessel using the Maxlimer USV to conduct further mapping

Apr 04, 2022
Meet the Future of Autonomy at XPONENTIAL 2022

AUVSI's XPONENTIAL is the world’s foremost gathering for innovators and users of autonomous technologies, returning in April 2022 for the first fully in-person event since 2019.

Mar 28, 2022
3D Sonar Trialled at Offshore Wind Farm

iXblue's SeapiX 3D volume sonar has been specially designed to provide biomass assessments for fishermen and fisheries researchers

Mar 24, 2022
Meteksan Defence to Showcase Unmanned Maritime Defense Systems

Products on show at DIMDEX 2022 include the ULAQ USVs and a 6x6 mobile coastal control station vehicle

Mar 21, 2022
iXblue Increases DriX USV Production

The USV can conduct both remote-controlled and supervised autonomous operations, and is equipped with advanced perception capabilities

Mar 16, 2022
Multibeam Echosounder for USVs Launched 

The latest addition to Kongsberg Maritime’s EM 712 family of shallow- to medium-water multibeam echosounders for seabed mapping applications, the EM 712 USV can be easily integrated with and operated from any USV

Mar 16, 2022
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Incorporates Silicon Sensing IMUs

The AMU30 IMUs deliver high-precision motion data to the vessel's ‘AI captain’ and also assist in measuring sea surface height

Mar 14, 2022
Greensea Launches In-Water Hull Cleaning Solution

Armach Robotics will capitalize on Greensea Systems’ digital expertise to offer a subscription model robotic hull cleaning system using autonomy, intelligence and data fusion

Mar 10, 2022
AI-Enabled USVs to be Demonstrated

Unmanned Survey Solutions' USVs, equipped with Marine AI’s GUARDIAN Vision AI software, will be demonstrated at Oceanology International

Mar 10, 2022
World’s Fastest Autonomous Interceptor Vessel Introduced

The vessel features dynamic collision avoidance and can be operated via over-the-horizon network connectivity from almost anywhere in the world

Mar 08, 2022
RTsys to Showcase New Remote Acoustic Buoy

The company’s RUBHY remote acoustic buoy can record and transmit underwater noise and other oceanographic data in real time at distances of up to 10 km

Mar 04, 2022
Teledyne Marine Supplies USVs to United States Geological Survey

The company will supply its Oceanscience USVs for remote controlled surveys and data collection, as well as payloads for current profiling, stream monitoring, discharge measurements and hydrographic surveys

Mar 04, 2022
Teledyne Marine Echosounder Provided to Subsea Survey Specialist

Teledyne Marine has confirmed that it has provided a high-resolution SeaBat T50 Extended Range multibeam echo sounder to WAMS Subsea...

Feb 11, 2022
USV-Based Subsea Inspection Solution for Offshore Windfarms

Voyis has confirmed that it has been selected as project leader for the Autonomous Remote Offshore Wind Inspection, Navigation and...

Feb 09, 2022
Airmar Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Airmar Technology Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a designer, developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art ultrasonic transducers and sensor...

Feb 08, 2022
Seafloor Systems to Demonstrate Uncrewed Survey Vessel

Seafloor Systems has confirmed that the company will be demonstrating its latest USV (uncrewed surface vessel) dockside at the upcoming...

Feb 04, 2022
First Uncrewed Vessel Survey in Irish Waters

Irish Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) developer and manufacturer, XOCEAN, has undertaken the first uncrewed vessel survey in Irish waters off...

Feb 04, 2022
Autonomous AI-Powered Navigation for Waterjet Vessels

Sea Machines Robotics, in conjunction with HamiltonJet, has launched a new intelligent voyage control product that provides waterjet vessels with...

Feb 04, 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.