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

New Multibeam Echosounder Unveiled

Teledyne Marine has developed a new multibeam echosounder for unmanned survey platforms such as USVs (unmanned surface vessels). The SeaBat...

Aug 11, 2021
Charles River Analytics Develops Intelligent Technologies for UUVs & USVs

Charles River Analytics, a leading developer of intelligent technologies for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles), USVs (unmanned surface vessels) and other...

Aug 10, 2021
Successful Trials of Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 for the Hellenic Navy

Stationed onboard the Elli-Class Frigate Aigaion (F-460) in the Mediterranean Sea west of Crete, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air...

Aug 04, 2021
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation

FarSounder has released an article exploring the integration of Argos  Forward Looking Sonar Systems with autonomous navigation control systems. The...

Jul 30, 2021
Whitepaper: Radar Solutions for Maritime Applications

IMSAR has released a whitepaper illustrating the application of high-performance, low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), and low-cost airborne Synthetic Aperture...

Jul 29, 2021
Joint USV Training Initiative Undertaken

Dynautics has recently run a tailored training day for long-standing client, HydroSurv, designed to rapidly familiarise HydroSurv’s customer and end...

Jul 29, 2021
SATCOM Connectivity for Autonomous Surface Vessels

Sea Machines, a developer of marine control systems, has released the following article detailing how the company adds Viasat satellite...

Jul 23, 2021
Dynautics Supports USV Remote Operation Centre

Dynautics, a pioneering provider of intelligent technology to control uncrewed marine missions, has provided 24/7 project support to SEA-KIT’s Remote...

Jul 16, 2021
Royal Navy Tests Remotely-Piloted Systems in Man Overboard Trials

The Royal Navy has been testing remotely-piloted systems which locate personnel in the water, drop life-saving equipment and hover over...

Jul 14, 2021
Schiebel Provides Unmanned Eye in the Sky

Schiebel has collaborated with Thales in order to provide a persistent, assured and integrated ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and...

Jul 13, 2021
Link 16 Tactical Data Link Exchange Between UAS & Navy Ships

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions supported General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) demonstration of the first successful exchange of Link 16 Tactical Data Link...

Jul 13, 2021
New USV will Assess Effects of Marine Hydrokinetic Installations

Hydronalix, Inc. and Oregon State University (OSU) have been awarded a Department of Energy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program...

Jul 12, 2021
SEA-KIT USV Receives First Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification

SEA-KIT International’s 12m X-class USV (unmanned surface vessel), developed for geo-data specialist Fugro, has been awarded the first ever Unmanned...

Jul 11, 2021
Unmanned Aerial Search Using AI, Deep Learning & Computer Vision

Sentient Vision Systems is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that uses advanced software to enhance the performance of sensors and...

Jul 09, 2021
ROV Team Discovers Submerged Crashed Plane

Seafloor Systems has confirmed that a team of hydrographers has discovered a submerged plane on the bed of Folsom Lake,...

Jun 27, 2021
DriX USV Demonstrated During International Hydrographic Organization Anniversary

iXblue has demonstrated its DriX USV (unmanned surface vessel) at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Hydrographic...

Jun 24, 2021
NOAA Upgrades Autonomous USV Fleet

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Navigation Response Branch (NRB) has selected a Seafloor Systems EchoBoat-240 in order to...

Jun 17, 2021
DTC Mesh Radios Support Intelligent USV Autopilot

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has supplied its RF mesh radio solutions to create an encrypted communications link for a demonstration...

Jun 17, 2021
Sonar-Equipped USVs Demonstrated on River Thames

Hydronalix has provided training and demonstrations with its Sonar EMILY USV (unmanned surface vehicle) to various entities responsible for civil...

Jun 17, 2021
New Hydrographic USV Features Integrated ADCP & Echo Sounder

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has launched the APACHE 4, a new hydrographic USV that features a combination of an ADCP (Acoustic...

Jun 08, 2021
Armed USV Completes Missile Firing Tests

Meteksan Defence has successfully completed missile firing tests with its ULAQ armed USV (unmanned surface vehicle), which has been developed...

Jun 08, 2021
iXblue USV Deployed for Shipwreck Search

A DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), designed, developed and operated by iXblue, has been deployed as part of a research...

Jun 03, 2021
USVs for More Effective Offshore Construction Operations

Sonardyne has released an article detailing how USVs (unmanned surface vessels) can be used to support smarter, cleaner and more...

May 17, 2021
Article: The 2021 Marine Autonomy Challenge

Dynautics, a developer of intelligent technologies for controlling uncrewed marine missions, has released the following article detailing how the Society...

May 13, 2021
First Commercially Funded Autonomous Harbor Tug

Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous-command and -control system has been selected by maritime transportation and logistics provider Foss Maritime for...

May 06, 2021
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.