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

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
Hydrographic Surveying with ADCP and Echosounder-Equipped USVs

CHC Navigation has released a case study detailing how its Apache 4 USV (unmanned surface vessel), equipped with a single-beam...

Sep 15, 2021
Autonomous Tugboat to Undertake Thousand-Mile Voyage

Sea Machines Robotics has confirmed that its SM300 maritime autonomy system will help to enable a 1,000 nautical mile autonomous...

Sep 15, 2021
Acoustic Situational Awareness for USVs

McQ Inc. has confirmed that it is providing its SonoWatch acoustic lookout system for use in an unmanned surface vessel...

Sep 15, 2021
New Passive RF Drone Detection Solution for Maritime Environments

METIS Aerospace has launched SKYPERION Marine, a new passive RF drone detection solution specifically designed for use in maritime environments....

Sep 15, 2021
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range

Sonardyne has introduced a new top-of-the-range model in its SPRINT-Nav Mini family of navigation solutions for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Sep 13, 2021
Amphibious Sonar Imaging Drone to be Developed

NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program has awarded a Phase II grant to Hydronalix...

Sep 06, 2021
USV Delivered for Offshore Pipeline Inspection

OceanAlpha has successfully delivered a 4.5-meter-long large unmanned surface vessel (USV) to HGIS, a geophysical and surveying solutions provider based...

Sep 02, 2021
AUV, USV & ROV in Live Unmanned Marine Vehicle Demonstration

Saab is leading a live demonstration as part of the EU-funded OCEAN2020 Defense Research Project being held in the Baltic...

Aug 26, 2021
AI & BVLOS Technologies Selected for Autonomous Maritime Vessels

Flying Ship Technologies and PROBOTEK have entered into an agreement to integrate PROBOTEK’s proprietary artificial intelligence and robotics technologies and...

Aug 22, 2021
Royal Navy Trials USV for Surveying Uncharted Waters

The British Royal Navy’s Project Hecla team has been testing the Otter Pro Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) at the Defence...

Aug 20, 2021
Offshore Autonomous Supply Stations to be Developed for U.S. DoD

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Sea Machines a $3 million multi-phase contract to develop an autonomous...

Aug 17, 2021
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