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 USV and UUV Product Line Launched

Dynautics, a developer of intelligent unmanned marine technologies, has announced the launch of a new range of USV (unmanned surface...

Feb 20, 2020
Long-Endurance Multi-Mission USV Announced

OceanAlpha, a developer of unmanned surface vessels (USV), has announced that it will be showcasing its new M40P long-endurance multi-function...

Feb 13, 2020
New Unmanned Marine Technology and Data Company Launched

Ocean Infinity, a provider of hydrographic & geophysical survey services, has announced the launch of Armada, a new marine technology...

Feb 06, 2020
USV Surveys Offshore Wind Farm

XOCEAN, a provider of marine data collection services, has announced that the company’s remotely controlled XO-450 unmanned surface vessel (USV)...

Feb 06, 2020
AutoNaut USV Adapted to Carry Seaglider

AutoNaut and the University of East Anglia (UEA) have partnered to develop a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed to...

Jan 27, 2020
New Launch & Recovery Systems for USVs Developed

RC Dock Europe, a developer of support systems for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that it has delivered two...

Jan 21, 2020
Minehunting Sonar Delivered to US Navy

  Raytheon Company has announced that it has officially delivered the tenth AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy....

Jan 19, 2020
USV Controlled with 5G-Enabled Technologies

Unmanned Teknologies Applications (UTEK), a manufacturer of high-performance USVs (unmanned surface vehicles), has announced that, in conjunction with 5TONIC members...

Jan 17, 2020
Minehunting Sonar Tested on USV

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has completed initial in-water testing of its AQS-24 mine hunting sonar using a next-generation...

Jan 07, 2020
ONR Fund SeeByte and MIT Multiple Autonomy Collaboration Project

SeeByte and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined forces to explore the feasibility of combining multiple autonomy architectures...

Dec 04, 2019
USV Launch & Recovery System Successfully Tested at Rough Sea States

Naval Group has announced that it has successfully tested its Launch and Recovery System (LARS) for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs),...

Dec 03, 2019
Collaborative Manned-Unmanned Naval Research Project Tested

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has announced that the OCEAN2020 (Open Cooperation for European mAritime awareNess) project, which involves 42...

Dec 03, 2019
Oceanalpha USV Surveys Port of Hamburg

Oceanalpha has announced that, following successful functional testing, the HPA (Hamburg Port Authority) has selected the company’s SL40 USV (unmanned...

Nov 27, 2019
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
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