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

DriX USV Selected by British Antarctic Survey

iXblue has confirmed that its DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been selected by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as...

Nov 25, 2021
USV Unveiled with Integrated ROV

Fugro has launched its new USV (unmanned surface vessel), the Blue Essence, in the Netherlands. The 12-metre vessel can launch...

Nov 24, 2021
New Partnership to Develop Advanced USVs

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with EDGE Group to jointly design a first-in-class series of...

Nov 24, 2021
First Responder Water Rescue Training with USVs

OceanAlpha has confirmed that its Dolphin 1 rescue USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been demonstrated at the Unmanned Tactical Application...

Nov 23, 2021
New Plugins Released for Marine Computer Vision Platform

Marine AI has released a new suite of sophisticated software plugins for the company’s Guardian Vision platform, which provides computer...

Nov 18, 2021
USVs Trialled at Offshore Wind Farm

OceanAlpha has confirmed that its Dolphin 1 rescue USV (unmanned surface vessel) has been used to train crewmembers at the...

Nov 17, 2021
Cambridge Pixel Develops Radar Solutions for USVs

Cambridge Pixel, a leading developer of radar software, sensor processing, and display solutions for USVs (unmanned surface vessels), has partnered...

Nov 16, 2021
Portable Autonomous Kayak Survey System Developed for US Navy

Charles River Analytics has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to develop an outrigger add-on that will turn...

Nov 12, 2021
First Fully Hydrogen Powered USV in Development

ACUA Ocean is developing a long endurance Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) powered by liquid hydrogen (H-USV), the first purpose-built USV...

Nov 10, 2021
New AI-Powered Smart Shipping Solutions

Marine AI has partnered with Engaged Engineers to develop a range of smart shipping solutions for vessels such as yachts,...

Nov 05, 2021
Low SWaP Anti-Jamming Protection for Marine Vessels

Hexagon | VERIPOS has added to its GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio with the introduction of GAJT-410MS, a low Size, Weight...

Nov 04, 2021
FarSounder Sonars Integrate Electronic Navigational Chart Data

FarSounder has confirmed that its 3D forward looking sonar (FLS) technology for USVs (unmanned surface vessels) now includes support for...

Oct 27, 2021
Unmanned Maritime Systems Evaluated by US Marines

Hydronalix has confirmed that its unmanned maritime systems were recently evaluated by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) during the Baltic...

Oct 26, 2021
USV Captures Video from Inside a Category 4 Hurricane

Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an Unmanned...

Oct 26, 2021
Sound Velocity & Bathymetric Sensors for Sustainable USV Fleet

Valeport sensor technology has been selected by Ocean Infinity to provide sound velocity and bathymetric data for their pioneering Armada...

Oct 25, 2021
World’s First 1000 Nautical Mile Autonomous Voyage Completed

Sea Machines Robotics​​​​ has completed the world’s first 1000+ nautical mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey of a commercial vessel...

Oct 21, 2021
Interoperability Successfully Demonstrated Using Unmanned Systems

Europe’s largest maritime unmanned systems operational experimentation exercise NATO REP(MUS) 21, saw  AeroVironment, Inc. complete a successful maritime demonstration of...

Oct 21, 2021
Maritime Surveillance UAV Adds New SAR Capability

Under a new contract from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), CLS and TEKEVER have added a new device to...

Oct 21, 2021
Propulsion Control for USVs

Dynautics has released an article by the company’s founder and CEO, Dr Henry Robinson, detailing some of the technical considerations...

Oct 17, 2021
Survey Vessel & Custom USV Provided to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Seafloor Systems has been awarded a contract by the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)...

Oct 13, 2021
Cloud-Based Software Suite for Ocean Data Collection & Management

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched Blue Insight, a cloud-based digital toolbox that enables advanced collection, visualisation, contextualisation, management and distribution...

Oct 12, 2021
Remotely Operated Towed Survey Vehicle Launched

iXblue has launched FlipiX, a remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) designed to be operated autonomously either from the company’s DriX...

Oct 12, 2021
Nadir Gap-Fill Sonar for UUVs & USVs

EdgeTech has recently introduced an innovative method of providing nadir gap coverage for the company’s EdgeTech 2205 sonar platforms, incorporating...

Oct 12, 2021
DriX USV Receives Approval in Principle Safety Certification

iXblue’s DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from marine testing, inspection, and certification body...

Sep 29, 2021
Remote Command & Autonomous Control Technologies for Maritime Vessels

Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop comprehensive remote command, autonomous control and intelligent crew support systems for...

Sep 23, 2021
Zero Emission Hydrogen-Powered USV Under Development

SEA-KIT International has been awarded a grant to install an innovative PCB-based hydrogen fuel cell on its 12 metre-long Maxlimer...

Sep 22, 2021
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