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

ARA to Provide Unmanned Vessels for Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center

Applied Research Associates Inc. (ARA), an international research and engineering company, has announced that it has been awarded a $130.8...

Jul 10, 2015
Rolls-Royce to Lead €6.6 Million Autonomous Ship Research Project

Rolls-Royce has announced that it is to lead a new €6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous...

Jul 03, 2015
Liquid Robotics Wins World Ocean Innovation Challenge

Liquid Robotics, a manufacturer of unmanned ocean robots, has announced that it has been chosen by The Economist as the...

Jun 05, 2015
Atlas Elektronik UK Awarded £13M Contract for Minesweeper USVs

Atlas Elektronik UK, a provider of technology solutions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has announced that it has...

May 26, 2015
Liquid Robotics Announces Partner Program for Unmanned Ocean Technology

Liquid Robotics, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned ocean robots, has announced the Liquid Robotics Open Oceans Partner Program, a global...

May 08, 2015
ASV Delivers C-Enduro USV to Heriot-Watt University

ASV today announced the delivery of a C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus. Current plans for...

Apr 15, 2015
MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Announces New 5m AutoNaut USV

MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd, a leading supplier of autonomous wave propelled vessels, have launched the brand new 5m AutoNaut design...

Apr 14, 2015
SeeByte Completes Phase 1 of Adaptive Autonomous Ocean Sampling Networks SBRI Call

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, is pleased to announce that Phase 1 of...

Apr 02, 2015
DARPA Issues RFI for Sensor Technologies for ACTUV Unmanned Surface Vessel

DARPA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to help its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) comply...

Mar 27, 2015
ASV Awarded Maritime Autonomy R&D Funding

ASV Ltd., a manufacturer of unmanned marine systems, has announced that it has been awarded funding in partnership with nine...

Mar 24, 2015
Sparton Hydrophone Used to Create Acoustic System for Maritime RobotX Challenge

Sparton, a manufacturer of navigation solutions, has announced that its NavEx PHOD-1 Hydrophone was used to create an acoustic sensor...

Mar 19, 2015
NOAA Tests Unmanned Systems in National Marine Sanctuaries

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has announced that it has successfully tested the integration...

Mar 03, 2015
Al Marakeb Unveils B-7 Unmanned Surface Vessel at IDEX

Al Marakeb, a UAE-based manufacturer of high-performance maritime vessels, has showcased its new B-7 craft at the International Defence Exhibition...

Feb 26, 2015
SeeByte and ASV to Collaborate on Autonomous Maritime Systems

SeeByte, a provider of software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, have announced that they have been awarded a contract by...

Feb 05, 2015
Leidos Prototype Autonomous Vessel Completes First Self-Guided Voyage

Leidos, a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, has announced that its prototype maritime autonomy system for the Defense...

Jan 28, 2015
Leidos Completes At-Sea Testing of Prototype Unmanned Surface Vessel

Leidos, a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, completed a total of 42 days of at-sea demonstrations of the...

Nov 20, 2014
API Technologies Power Controller to be Used on US Navy Autonomous Vessels

API Technologies Corp., a provider of high performance RF/microwave, power and security solutions for high-reliability applications, has announced that its...

Nov 18, 2014
AutoNaut USV Successfully Completes First Mission

The British USV AutoNaut has arrived back in the Isles of Scilly after a 13 day autonomous mission in which...

Nov 04, 2014
MIT-Olin Team Wins First Place in RobotX USV Challenge

After months of preparation and three days of actual competition, the MIT-Olin team won first place in the final standings...

Nov 03, 2014
Textron Awarded $33.8 M Contract by US Navy for Common Unmanned Surface Vessel

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that it has received a $33.8 million contract to provide its Common Unmanned Surface...

Oct 23, 2014
Kingfisher USV Wins Robobusiness 2014 Game Changer Award

Clearpath Robotics has been announced a winner of the 2014 Game Changer Awards for its Kingfisher unmanned surface vessel at...

Oct 16, 2014
WAM-V USV Platform to be used in Maritime RobotX Challenge

Students from 15 major universities representing the United States, Singapore, Australia, Japan, and South Korea will compete from October 20...

Oct 14, 2014
ASV’s C-Enduro USV Joins Marine Robot Fleet on Science Mission

The ASV C-Enduro today embarks on a robotics mission along with six other unmanned marine vessels off the southwest of...

Oct 07, 2014
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Unmanned Mine Hunting Mission

Northrop Grumman Corporation, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain, announced the successful demonstration of an...

Oct 06, 2014
SeeByte’s SeeTrack Software Will Pilot NOC Glider Fleet

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, is pleased to announce collaboration with the National...

Sep 16, 2014
SBG Systems Launches Ellipse Series Miniature Inertial Sensors

SBG Systems has released the Ellipse Series, a brand new range of miniature inertial systems replacing the IG-500 Series. For...

Sep 03, 2014
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