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

Automated Ships and Kongsberg to Build Autonomous USV for Offshore Operations

Automated Ships Ltd and Kongsberg Maritime have announced that the two firms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build...

Nov 03, 2016
Unmanned Surface Vehicles Successfully Detect & Track Live Submarine

Liquid Robotics and Boeing have announced that the two firms have used a network of persistent unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)...

Oct 31, 2016
Juliet Marine Systems to Construct Submersible Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Juliet Marine Systems, Inc. has announced plans to construct Guardian, a submersible unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is a variation...

Oct 28, 2016
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates AQS-24B Mine Hunting System

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned Warrior...

Oct 28, 2016
ASV Global Completes 1000 Days of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Operations

  ASV Global, a manufacturer of autonomous surface vehicles, has announced that it has reached the landmark of 1000 days...

Oct 26, 2016
UK and France Launch Next Phase of Maritime Mine Counter Measures Program

The UK Ministry of Defence and its French counterpart have announced the launch of the next phase of a £117...

Oct 23, 2016
Dstl MAST USV Tested at Unmanned Warrior

The UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has announced that its new Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed...

Oct 22, 2016
BAE Showcases Autonomous Vessels and Control System at Unmanned Warrior

BAE has announced that it will be showcasing its unmanned boat technology and a bespoke transportable command and control system...

Oct 14, 2016
New Testing Software Simulates Autonomous Vessel Control

H-Scientific Ltd (HSL), a developer of ship simulation technologies, has announced the release of ShipSim 3 and AUVSim, simulation software...

Oct 07, 2016
Thales Tests Unmanned Systems During Royal Navy Exercise

Thales is playing a major role in a large Royal Navy demonstration this week, to determine the feasability of using unmanned...

Oct 05, 2016
ASV Global and UK MoD Sign Licence Agreement for USV Software

ASV Global has announced that it has signed a licence agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence allowing for the...

Sep 28, 2016
ASV Global Expands Autonomous Marine Technology into South America

ASV Global, a manufacturer of Autonomous Surface Vehicles, has announced that the company has expanded into the Brazilian city of...

Sep 13, 2016
Liquid Robotics Announces Business and Technology Partnership with Maritime Robotics

Liquid Robotics, a provider of long-duration unmanned ocean robots, has announced a new business and technology partnership with Maritime Robotics,...

Sep 08, 2016
Royal Navy MAST USV Completes Tidal Thames Trials

The UK’s Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST), an unmanned surface vessel (USV) based on the innovative Bladerunner hull shape, has...

Sep 06, 2016
ASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Hydrographic Survey in Bering Sea

ASV Global, a developer of unmanned marine systems, and TerraSond, a provider of hydrographic and geophysical surveys, have announced that...

Sep 02, 2016
Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Unmanned Mine Hunting Capability

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it will be demonstrating its unmanned mine hunting capability during the UK Royal Navy’s...

Sep 02, 2016
ASV Global to Provide SeaTrepid DeepSea with New Unmanned Surface Vehicles

ASV Global, a developer of unmanned and autonomous surface vehicle technology, has announced that it is to design and build...

Aug 10, 2016
Liquid Robotics and Hydro Systems Development Deliver USVs to Japan Coast Guard

Liquid Robotics, a developer of unmanned ocean robots, has announced that in conjunction with the firm’s Japanese partner Hydro Systems...

Aug 09, 2016
BAE Demonstrates Latest Autonomous Naval Technologies

BAE Systems has successfully delivered a live demonstration of its latest unmanned naval technologies in a realistic scenario in the...

Aug 01, 2016
Leidos Completes Initial Performance Tests Of DARPA ACTUV USV

Leidos has completed initial performance trials of the technology demonstration vessel it is developing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Jul 25, 2016
SeeByte and MIT CSAIL to Collaborate on Unmanned Systems Cooperation

SeeByte, a provider of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have...

Jul 11, 2016
Seagull USV Successfully Completes Torpedo Trials

Elbit Systems has announced that it has recently completed a trial test torpedo launch from its Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface...

Jun 30, 2016
AutoNaut 5m USV Tested in QinetiQ Ocean Basin

MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd. has announced that the company’s new 5m AutoNaut vessel has been tested successfully in QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin...

Jun 22, 2016
Erle Robotics Unveils PiZero USV Boat

Erle Robotics has unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of PiZero Smart robotic solutions. The Erle-Boat is a Linux-based...

May 25, 2016
Cambridge Pixel Introduces Radar Display for Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording subsystems, has announced the launch of USVx, a new radar...

May 11, 2016
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