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

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
Velodyne Breaks LiDAR Sensor Price Barrier with Sub $8k 3D Real-Time ‘LiDAR Puck’

In a bid to dramatically expand the use of 3D LiDAR sensors in robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles and automation applications,...

Sep 03, 2014
DRDC Integrate SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune Software into SeaRobotics’ Catamaran USV

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and SeaRobotics, a leading provider of autonomous and...

Sep 02, 2014
UK MoD Allocates £9m for Maritime Autonomous Systems

The Ministry of Defence through the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and in partnership with a number of associations and...

Aug 01, 2014
ASV and QinetiQ Partner to Supply Autonomous Surface Target Vessels

QinetiQ, as part of a new Marine Surface Target Service, has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) for...

Jul 24, 2014
Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider ASV Collects Typhoon Rammasen Data

Battling estimated sustained winds of 145 mph and gusts to 175 mph, with waves over 45 feet, a Liquid Robotics...

Jul 23, 2014
Engineering-Focused Unmanned Systems Technology Magazine to Launch Nov 2014

UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com, the online reference site showcasing innovative technologies within unmanned applications, will launch a new print publication in November 2014....

Jul 02, 2014
ASV’s C-Worker 6 USV Completes Deepsea Trials

ASV’s C-Worker 6 USV has successfully completed a seabed transponder calibration in 1300m deep waters. The trials, which took place...

Jun 04, 2014
UST Launches Dedicated Channel for AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 Exhibitor News

Unmanned Systems Technology (UST) has launched a dedicated news channel to cover news, press releases and articles surrounding the AUVSI...

May 06, 2014
Liquid Robotics and NOAA Partner to Advance Oceanographic and Atmospheric Forecasting Using ASV

Liquid Robotics and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have signed a multi-year, Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA)...

Apr 28, 2014
ASV Successfully Demonstrates C-Worker Unmanned Surface Vehicle in USA

ASV’s C-Worker USV took to the water in Lake Conroe for its first International showcase following three highly successful demonstrations...

Apr 17, 2014
NovAtel: GPS & GNSS Navigation Systems for Unmanned Vehicles

NovAtel, who supply high precision Global Positioning Systems and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) OEM positioning technology to the Unmanned...

Apr 10, 2014
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