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

5G-Enabled USV Conducts Water Quality Monitoring

Oceanalpha has announced that one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) was selected to participate at the 6th World Internet...

Oct 31, 2019
New ASV Developed for Ocean Data Collection

Sofar Ocean Technologies, a manufacturer of sensors and robotic systems for ocean environments, has announced the launch of Strider, a...

Oct 30, 2019
Case Study: Multibeam Echo Sounder Reservoir Surveying with USV

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has released a case study detailing how its ME120 hydrographic catamaran USV,...

Oct 24, 2019
USV Completes Autonomous Crossing of Atlantic Ocean

Saildrone Inc. has announced that one of its wind and solar powered seven-meter (23-foot) long unmanned surface vehicles (USV) has...

Oct 23, 2019
Royal Canadian Navy Selects ECM Payload for USV

Elbit Systems has announced that it has been selected by Rheinmetall Canada to provide an off-board Electronic Counter Measure (ECM)...

Oct 18, 2019
Inertial Labs Releases Wave Sensors for USVs & Marine Platforms

Inertial Labs has announced the launch of the WS-E (Enhanced) and WS-PD (Professional Dual) for USVs (unmanned surface vessels) and...

Oct 08, 2019
VERIPOS Receivers Selected for Mayflower Autonomous Ship

Hexagon Positioning Systems has confirmed that VERIPOS’ receiver units have been incorporated into the Mayflower autonomous ship. The article was...

Oct 01, 2019
Sharktech Autonomous Vessel Commercially Available

Autonomous marine technology developer Sea Machines have partnered with leading shipbuilder Metal Shark in the development of a 29-foot autonomous...

Sep 24, 2019
Upgraded Wave Glider USV Unveiled

Liquid Robotics, a manufacturer of long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has announced the introduction of the new addition to the...

Sep 19, 2019
USV Performs Offshore Data Harvesting in North Sea

Sonardyne has announced that its underwater positioning technology was selected by BP to perform unmanned over-the-horizon data collection with a...

Sep 16, 2019
Advanced Autonomous Surface Vehicle Technology Delivered to Dstl

L3Harris Technologies has announced that it has delivered a new class of Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to the U.K.’s Defence...

Sep 13, 2019
Unmanned Surface Vessel Integrated with Royal Navy Warship

BAE Systems has announced that it will be performing demonstrations at the DSEI 2019 tradeshow in London that will highlight...

Sep 12, 2019
Autonomous Spill-Response Vessel Demonstrated

Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous technologies for commercial vessels, has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its autonomous...

Aug 28, 2019
Kongsberg Simulation Software Selected for Autonomous Ship Centre

Kongsberg Digital has announced that it has been awarded a contract by UIPA, the South Korean Information and Communication Technology...

Aug 23, 2019
BAE Systems Tests Long-Endurance Autonomous Boat

BAE Systems has announced that it has successfully completed a series of trials on a first of its kind autonomous...

Aug 13, 2019
New Hydrographic Survey USV Launched

Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned boats, and CEE HydroSystems, manufacturer of shallow water hydrographic survey...

Aug 05, 2019
USV Completes First Unmanned Circumnavigation of Antarctica

Saildrone, a provider of oceanographic and atmospheric data, has announced that one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) has become...

Aug 05, 2019
Autonomous Oil Spill Response USV to be Demonstrated

Sea Machines Robotics has announced that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime...

Jul 28, 2019
Teledyne Marine Opens European Service Centre for ROVs & USVs

Teledyne Marine has announced the opening of a Vehicle Service Centre for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles...

Jul 23, 2019
Case Study: USV Surveying on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Trimble has released a case study detailing how its high-precision GNSS technologies have helped the Aleyska Pipeline Service Company to...

Jul 23, 2019
OceanAlpha USV Performs River Pollution Tracking

OceanAlpha has announced that a provincial government in China has used an unmanned surface vessel (USV) manufactured by the company...

Jul 15, 2019
OceanAlpha Demonstrates USVs to Hong Kong Maritime Safety Administration

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has announced that it was invited by the Hong Kong Maritime Safety...

Jul 03, 2019
New USV Autopilot Released with Survey Integration Module

Dynautics, a developer of intelligent marine electronics, has announced the launch of an enhanced Spectre autopilot module that can convert...

Jul 01, 2019
Case Study: Underwater Surveying with USV and Multibeam Echo Sounder

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has released a case study detailing how its M80 multi-function USV equipped...

Jun 25, 2019
Autopilot Developed for Autonomous USV Control

UAV Navigation, a developer of flight control solutions for UAVs and drones, has unveiled an advanced solution for unmanned or...

Jun 20, 2019
Collision Avoidance Technologies Developed for USVs

Dynautics has announced that it has developed a new range of Collision Avoidance (CA) systems for unmanned surface vessels (USVs)....

May 27, 2019
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