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 Selected for NAVSEA USV, UUV Project

FarSounder has been selected as a subcontractor on a research and development project led by GMATEK Inc. The project is...

Jun 17, 2020
Autonomous Surface Vehicle Integrated into Royal Navy Warship

L3Harris has integrated the MAST-13 ASV (autonomous surface vehicle) into a United Kingdom Royal Navy warship, demonstrating manned-unmanned teaming. L3Harris...

Jun 15, 2020
SeeByte’s latest C2 software now supporting Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), a long-term user of SeeByte‘s SeeTrack v3, have upgraded to SeeTrack V4, the Command...

Jun 15, 2020
Seafloor Systems Develops USVs for Hydrographic Marine Surveys

Seafloor Systems, a leading developer of specialized turnkey hydrographic survey solutions and unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has partnered with Unmanned...

Jun 13, 2020
USV Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities Demonstrated to UK MOD

Elbit Systems UK has demonstrated the autonomous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities of the company’s Seagull USV (unmanned surface vehicle) in...

Jun 09, 2020
Miniature USV Deploys Barge Mooring Lines

OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 remote-controlled self-propelled unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been used at a passenger port in Zhuhai, China to...

Jun 05, 2020
Motion Reference Units Provide Critical Data for Marine Applications

Inertial Labs, a developer of advanced inertial sensing technologies, has released a case study outlining how inertial motion reference units...

Jun 05, 2020
SeeByte Awarded Delivery Order to Extend US Navy Unmanned Capability

SeeByte has been awarded the first delivery order in the second option year of a five-year contract. It is awarded...

Jun 03, 2020
ASV Navigation Systems Tested on USVs for UK MOD

Sonardyne International has performed testing and validation of autonomous technologies for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) operating in challenging coastal environments,...

May 31, 2020
Vision4ce Demonstrates AI-Powered Classification & Tracking for Maritime Systems

Vision4ce has released a video demonstrating its AI-powered real-time video processing, tracking and classification detection technology. The video shows the...

May 20, 2020
Autonomous Control System Selected for Hydrographic Survey Vessel

Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous control system has been selected by survey firm Deep BV for integration into one of...

May 15, 2020
Belgian Navy Renew SeeTrack v4 Licences

SeeByte has announced the renewal of their latest SeeTrack v4 licenses to the Belgian Navy for their fleet of autonomous...

May 12, 2020
USV Conducts Live Seabed-to-Shore Data Harvesting

Sonardyne International and XOCEAN have successfully used an unmanned surface vessel (USV) to carry out a live seabed-to-shore data harvesting...

May 07, 2020
Dstl Begins Next Phase of Maritime Autonomous Platform Program

The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded a contract to Qinetiq to lead phase five of the...

Apr 29, 2020
Active Towed Array Sonar Integrated onto Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has successfully integrated and tested a low-frequency towed sonar system, known as the TRAPS-USV (Towed Reelable Active Passive...

Apr 27, 2020
Autonomous Pentamaran USV Unveiled

Maritime design & engineering firm BMT has unveiled its new autonomous Pentamaran unmanned surface vessel (USV), designed for both commercial...

Apr 24, 2020
Case Study: Inertial Sensing for Autonomous Maritime Systems

Xsens has released a case study detailing how its MTi-G-710 high-performance GNSS-aided inertial navigation module has been used by technology...

Apr 17, 2020
NOAA to Expand Use of Unmanned Systems

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support the agency’s...

Apr 10, 2020
New Range of USVs for Marine Inspection Under Development

Fugro has teamed with maritime solutions developer SEA-KIT International to develop a new family of compact unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)...

Apr 10, 2020
SeaBat Multibeam Echosounders Upgraded

Teledyne Marine has introduced several new features for the company’s SeaBat T20 and SeaBat T50 multibeam echosounders, which are designed...

Apr 09, 2020
New USV Launched for Marine Construction & Dredging

Teledyne Marine, a developer of autonomous and unmanned marine vehicles for subsea and shallow-water applications, has announced the launch of...

Mar 17, 2020
Dynautics Automation Technology Selected for New Survey USV

Dynautics, a provider of marine vessel automation products, has announced that it has entered into partnership with USV (unmanned surface...

Mar 11, 2020
Article: Supporting UUVs & ROVs with Unmanned Surface Vessels

Sonardyne, a developer of tracking, communication, and positioning technologies for unmanned maritime systems, has released an article detailing the use...

Mar 10, 2020
Autonomous Marine Vehicles Provided for Homeland Security

Ocean Aero, a developer of environmentally-powered, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has announced that it has...

Mar 05, 2020
USV to Demonstrate Maritime Domain Awareness to US Coast Guard

Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS), a developer of robotics and artificial intelligence technologies, has announced that it has been awarded a...

Feb 28, 2020
US Navy USV Program Enters Initial Production

Textron Systems has announced that the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Program, based on the company’s Common Unmanned...

Feb 27, 2020
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