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

Charles River Analytics to Develop USV AI for US Navy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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
Additional Autonomous Minehunting System for Royal Navy
Additional Autonomous Minehunting System for Royal Navy

The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Team has awarded ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK a contract to deliver an...

Feb 03, 2022
Radar Software Solution Compensates for GPS Spoofing & Jamming
Radar Software Solution Compensates for GPS Spoofing & Jamming

Cambridge Pixel has launched a new radar-based software solution that provides unmanned and autonomous vessels (USVs/ASVs), as well as manned...

Feb 02, 2022
Dstl Trials Autonomous Maritime Asset Protection System
Dstl Trials Autonomous Maritime Asset Protection System

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has undertaken research that aims to improve detection, tracking, classification and defeat...

Jan 31, 2022
New Combined Swath Bathymetry & Side Scan Sonar System
New Combined Swath Bathymetry & Side Scan Sonar System

Building on the success of its 6205 and 6205s Combined Swath Bathymetry & Side Scan Sonar systems, EdgeTech has introduced...

Jan 27, 2022
Topcon Provides GNSS Solutions for Maritime Market
Topcon Provides GNSS Solutions for Maritime Market

Topcon Positioning Systems has partnered with DDK Positioning to provide OEM GNSS hardware components that will be delivered to marine...

Jan 26, 2022
Combined USV & AUV Capability Demonstrated
Combined USV & AUV Capability Demonstrated

iXblue has partnered with energy provider TotalEnergies to demonstrate collaborative unmanned vehicle capabilities for subsea inspection and asset survey operations,...

Jan 26, 2022
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