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

U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects Alion for Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Contract
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
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
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 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’ 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
U.S. Navy Successfully Launches Spike Missiles from Unmanned Surface Vehicle
U.S. Navy Successfully Launches Spike Missiles from Unmanned Surface Vehicle

The Chief of Naval Operation’s Expeditionary Warfare Division and the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Naval Special Warfare Program Office successfully...

Oct 31, 2012
Motor-Operated Pilot Valve Exceeds Navy’s Strict Performance Specs
Motor-Operated Pilot Valve Exceeds Navy’s Strict Performance Specs

Premature failure of pilot valves in shipboard firefighting systems was a major issue for the U.S. Navy, prompting it to...

Oct 24, 2012
Rolls-Royce to Develop Mini Water Jet for Unmanned Surface Craft
Rolls-Royce to Develop Mini Water Jet for Unmanned Surface Craft

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is to develop a new, highly efficient water jet to propel unmanned surface craft...

Oct 24, 2012
NSWC Port Hueneme Director Speaks at AUVSI Channel Islands Chapter Unmanned Vehicle Awareness Event
NSWC Port Hueneme Director Speaks at AUVSI Channel Islands Chapter Unmanned Vehicle Awareness Event

As the manager of one of the Navy’s largest unmanned vehicles—the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)—Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC),...

Oct 12, 2012
QinetiQ North America to Display Latest Unmanned Systems at Modern Day Marine 2012
QinetiQ North America to Display Latest Unmanned Systems at Modern Day Marine 2012

QinetiQ North America will display its latest survivability, unmanned systems, portable power and sensor technologies for land, air and maritime...

Sep 20, 2012
Submarine-Tracking USV Under Development
Submarine-Tracking USV Under Development

Potential adversaries have shown an increasing ability to build quiet diesel-electric submarines, and the Pentagon has had enough. The Defense...

Sep 12, 2012
Wave Glider USV Encountered Hurricane Isaac in Gulf of Mexico
Wave Glider USV Encountered Hurricane Isaac in Gulf of Mexico

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

Sep 03, 2012
IMT’S STx Transmitter Integrated into GuardBot Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle
IMT’S STx Transmitter Integrated into GuardBot Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle

Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave...

Aug 21, 2012
DARPA Awards Contract to Science Applications International for Sub-Tracking USV
DARPA Awards Contract to Science Applications International for Sub-Tracking USV

The growing number of adversaries able to build and operate quiet diesel electric submarines is a national security threat that...

Aug 17, 2012
Textron Systems Advanced Systems USV Completes Naval Mine Countermeasure Experiment
Textron Systems Advanced Systems USV Completes Naval Mine Countermeasure Experiment

Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that its Fleet-class Common...

Aug 06, 2012
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils New Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils New Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Protector unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was designed to support maritime security, mostly for...

Jul 17, 2012
U.S Navy Unmanned Surface Vehicle Contracts Awarded to QinetiQ and Gibbs & Cox
U.S Navy Unmanned Surface Vehicle Contracts Awarded to QinetiQ and Gibbs & Cox

Qinetiq North America Inc, and Gibbs & Cox Inc have each been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for design and...

Jul 07, 2012
Thales and ASV To Develop New Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Thales and ASV To Develop New Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Thales UK has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd (ASV Ltd) to develop a re-configurable Unmanned Surface Vehicle...

Jul 03, 2012
Rolls-Royce Wins $3m Contract to Develop Canadian Unmanned Naval Vehicles
Rolls-Royce Wins $3m Contract to Develop Canadian Unmanned Naval Vehicles

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will lead a project to develop new technologies to support unmanned naval vehicle missions,...

Jun 27, 2012
Liquid Robotics and Schlumberger Develop Autonomous Marine Vehicles
Liquid Robotics and Schlumberger Develop Autonomous Marine Vehicles

Liquid Robotics, Inc. and Schlumberger today announced the creation of Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas, a joint venture to develop...

Jun 22, 2012
New MOD Development Programme for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology
New MOD Development Programme for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is developing a programme to meet the challenges of using unmanned systems at sea. This...

Jun 19, 2012
Unmanned Robotic Watercraft Used in River and Sea Rescues
Unmanned Robotic Watercraft Used in River and Sea Rescues

The next time someone is trapped in a rain-swollen wash on the northwest side, EMILY might come to the rescue....

Jun 07, 2012
Military Video Surveillance Market Worth US$8 Billion in 2012
Military Video Surveillance Market Worth US$8 Billion in 2012

The global military video surveillance systems market will be worth US$8.81 billion this year, as the development of advanced motion-imagery...

Jun 05, 2012
Raytheon Awarded $85M Contract for Griffon Missiles
Raytheon Awarded $85M Contract for Griffon Missiles

Engineers at the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., are moving ahead with a project to deploy a...

May 20, 2012
Hybrid Power for Unmanned Surface Vehicle USVs
Hybrid Power for Unmanned Surface Vehicle USVs

Villanova University and Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc., in the USA have been developing the powertrain and harvesting for an unmanned...

May 17, 2012
ASV awarded contract by UK MOD
ASV awarded contract by UK MOD

ASV Ltd. has recently been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)...

Jul 05, 2011
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