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

ASV Unmanned Marine Systems to use SeeByte’s SeeTrack Military Software

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems and ASV the world leading manufacturer of Autonomous...

Jul 22, 2013
DARPA Develops Novel Hollow-Core Optical Fiber for High-Power Military Sensors

The intensity of light that propagates through glass optical fiber is fundamentally limited by the glass itself. A novel fiber...

Jul 22, 2013
Are You Exhibiting at AUVSI 2013?

If you’re exhibiting at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems in Washington next month and would like us to stop by your booth...

Jul 18, 2013
ASV to Build USV under SBRI Funding

Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) won the second phase of the recent SBRI competition to develop a Long Endurance Marine Unmanned...

Jul 01, 2013
GTRI Agile Aperture Antenna Tested on Autonomous Ocean Vehicle

Antenna technology originally developed to quickly send and receive information through a software-defined military radio may soon be used to...

Jun 27, 2013
Navy Selects Northrop Grumman’s Sonar System for Minehunting USV

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Navy’s integration onto an unmanned surface vehicle (USV)...

Jun 10, 2013
Steve Dittman Joins Marotta Controls as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems

Steve Dittman has joined the Marotta Controls team as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems. Steve Dittman, a Professional Engineer...

May 22, 2013
Liquid Robotics Receives Guinness World Record for Longest Unmanned ASV Journey

Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, announced it has been officially awarded the...

May 17, 2013
Clearpath Robotics Provides Kingfisher USVs for MIT Maritime Autonomy Competition

Clearpath Robotics is the official hardware sponsor for the MOOS Development and Applications Working Group (MOOS-DAWG) Autonomy Competition, to be...

May 01, 2013
Clearpath Robotics Wins Silver Edison Award for Kingfisher M200 Unmanned Surface Vessel

The Edison Awards, celebrating 26 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products...

Apr 26, 2013
Charles River Analytics Develops Traffic Awareness Component for DARPA’s Unmanned ASW Platform

Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a new start to develop a maritime traffic awareness component...

Apr 10, 2013
U.S. Navy Unveils Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR)

Scientists based in the nation’s capital are stepping into the desert and rainforest to run experiments on autonomous systems without having to...

Apr 08, 2013
Clearpath Robotics’ Kingfisher USV Named Edison Awards Finalist

Clearpath Robotics has been named a 2013 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards. The Kingfisher Remote Survey System...

Apr 02, 2013
DARPA’s ACTUV Program to use Raytheon’s 5th Generation Hull Mounted Sonar

Raytheon Company has been awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium...

Mar 12, 2013
U.S Navy to Introduce Unmanned Mine-hunting Surface Systems in 2017

A new unmanned vehicle will keep sailors and ships farther away from the danger of exploding mines. The Unmanned Influence...

Feb 04, 2013
Rolls-Royce Delivers Launch and Recovery Systems for Unmanned surface vehicles

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently delivered two launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and...

Jan 18, 2013
Video: How the DARPA ACTUV Unmanned Autonomous Surface Vessel will Track Submarines

The DARPA ACTUV program aims to develop an unmanned autonomous surface vessel with the ability to track a quiet diesel-electric...

Dec 28, 2012
Wave Glider Autonomous Marine Robot Completes Record-Breaking Journey Across the Pacific

U.S. based Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous...

Dec 06, 2012
Clearpath Robotics Awarded CICP Contract for the Kingfisher M200 USV

Clearpath Robotics has been awarded a Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) contract through Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)...

Nov 28, 2012
MSHIP Partners with UEMURA to Introduce Stiletto ISR Platform in Japan

M Ship Co., LLC, a naval design firm based in San Diego, has announced that it has partnered with UEMURA Seisakusyo...

Nov 27, 2012
IDEX 2013 Announces Dedicated Unmanned Systems Zone

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) has announced the introduction of a focused Unmanned Systems Area to be launched...

Nov 27, 2012
U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects Alion for Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Contract

For the Navy, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems ranks as a top priority to sustain the country’s...

Nov 15, 2012
Clearpath Robotics Awarded IRAP/DTAPP Funding

In a ceremony at their Kitchener offices, Clearpath Robotics was officially awarded over $200,000 in IRAP and DTAPP funding by...

Nov 13, 2012
DARPA Selects SAIC for Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced that it has been awarded a prime contract by the Defense Advanced Research...

Nov 12, 2012
Clearpath Robotics Introduces Kingfisher M200 Remote Survey System

Clearpath Robotics recently unveiled the Kingfisher M200 Remote Survey System, a completely new Kingfisher design that provides environmental professionals with...

Nov 07, 2012
Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider USV Transmits Real Time Weather Data During Sandy

Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot,...

Nov 01, 2012
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