Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

Textron Systems’ fifth-generation multi mission uncrewed surface vessel delivers doubled payload and range, improved endurance and survivability to support diverse naval operations, including warfare, mine countermeasures, intelligence & maritime surveillance

CHCNAV introduces versatile unmanned surface vessel featuring a carbon fiber triple-hull design and seamless integration for multi-mission underwater surveys

Woods Hole Group and Chance Maritime executed a fully autonomous 38-day offshore survey using a diesel-powered USV, operating continuously for over 4,000 nautical miles without refuelling or intervention

Shom has selected Exail’s DriX H-9 USV to expand civil and military hydrographic data collection, building on earlier H-8 deployments and accelerating fleet dronization

Textron Systems has delivered a 21-foot TSUNAMI USV to NIWC Pacific to support AUKUS maritime experimentation and interoperability testing, including engineering and training support

HII advances development of its ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel family, reaching a key construction milestone as hull assembly, system integration, and autonomy development progress toward planned sea trials in 2026

Winning entries from Teledyne Marine's 2025 Photo & Data Contest highlight diverse global applications of marine instruments in extreme conditions, scientific innovation, and crucial infrastructure monitoring

Led by ACUA Ocean, the Project MROS team is developing a high-endurance SWATH vessel designed for heavy-lift offshore logistics and surveillance

MGI Engineering's new uncrewed foiling surface vehicle, SeaGlide, leverages Formula One composites and control technology for high-speed, multi-role performance

PlanBlue’s fully-automated technology can be easily deployed on board AUVs, ROVs and USVs

Thales has delivered a new autonomous surface naval drone to the French Navy, advancing the MMCM programme with enhanced mine-countermeasure capabilities and integrated sensor technologies

Underwater Intervention 2025 returns December 3–5 in New Orleans, offering programming, technology showcases, and networking for professionals across the underwater operations, marine, and subsea sectors

Teledyne Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BMT to strengthen collaboration in maritime autonomy, combining Teledyne’s expertise in underwater vehicles with BMT’s specialist knowledge in engineering assurance and safety

Seawork 2026 is launching a new dedicated pavilion for autonomous and remotely operated vessels, providing companies with a high-profile space to showcase advanced uncrewed systems and technologies driving the future of maritime automation

Alpha Unmanned Systems has signed an MoU with Navantia to explore collaboration in naval unmanned systems, including the potential integration of Alpha’s A900 tactical UAV helicopter to enhance maritime ISR and situational awareness

Robosys has entered into an agreement to integrate its advanced maritime autonomy software into the Australian Maritime College’s WAMV-16 USV for remote operator courses

The ROC + DOCK project from HydroSurv, in collaboration with South Devon College and BMT, demonstrates a fully integrated system for automated deployment, recovery, recharging, and remote control of resident Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)

Satlab Geosolutions showcased its growing portfolio of end-to-end technologies at INTERGEO 2025, including new RTK and Robotic Total Station products, to support professionals in field and office workflows

Robosys Automation has secured a contract to retrofit a 26-meter Damen Crew Transfer Vessel with its VOYAGER AI software, enabling remote control, autonomous navigation, and enhanced collision avoidance to improve efficiency and safety in offshore wind operations

Exail’s DriX O-16 USV successfully navigated across the Strait of Gibraltar to join a NATO exercise, showcasing the operational readiness of long-range maritime autonomy

Maritime Robotics deployed its autonomous sea drones during NATO naval exercises in Portugal, enhancing safety and efficiency across missions such as seabed mapping, mine countermeasures, and critical infrastructure monitoring

TEKEVER and General Dynamics UK demonstrated integrated AR5 sonobuoy deployment and acoustic processing at Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems (REPMUS)

Cannon Dynamics will showcase modular long-endurance and heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems at MSAR 2025 in Southampton, with Mark Hirst presenting insights on resilient UAV design and integration

Following successful trials, FLANQ and CiS will collaborate to deliver a modular launch and recovery system for UAVs from USVs to enhance surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for European maritime forces

Robosys Automation, with Vector Controls and Persistent Systems, demonstrated its RAC4BAR solution at MSPIX 2025, retrofitting a Bridge Erection Boat with open-architecture autonomy, remote control, and beyond-line-of-sight networking capabilities

OceanAlpha has delivered its L42 unmanned surface vessel (USV) to Compass Survey in Nigeria, supported by on-site training, while also launching its Global Strategic Partner Program worldwide