The latest UUV / AUV / ROV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. Articles on unmanned submarines, subsea robotics, remotely operated vehicles, product launches and technological advances in UUV design and manufacture
The US Navy has secured an $18.1 million agreement with Greensea IQ to deliver advanced hardware, software, and engineering services for underwater controllers operating autonomous subsea defense systems
CNRS and ALSEAMAR have deployed ten SEAEXPLORER autonomous underwater gliders in the Ligurian Sea to collect data on underwater noise, currents, eddies, and marine ecosystem dynamics for a future environmental atlas
Phantom 2 AUV's unique free-flooding payload architecture and advanced mission control algorithms propel Dynautics to top honors at the Seawork Innovations Showcase
An international defense customer has selected ThayerMahan to deploy dozens of unmanned acoustic intelligence payloads and processing software, establishing a major milestone for persistent undersea surveillance and warfare missions
SubC Imaging has introduced the Drop Camera System for vertical drops, drifting surveys, and no-contact seabed imaging, integrating Rayfin camera technology, lighting, and DVR+ software
A long-term development collaboration between Cellula Robotics and DRDC/RDDC has validated an AUV after the hydrogen fuel cell platform completed a 385-hour submerged mission covering 2,023 kilometers of highly complex underwater maneuvers
Boxfish Robotics is developing a dedicated underwater robotic platform for a Great Lakes documentary, supporting imaging operations in complex freshwater environments
Marine technology specialist Dynautics is set to introduce a range of new uncrewed surface and subsea systems, including a modular AUV and advanced autopilot technology, at the Seawork 2026 exhibition
A long-term collaboration between Cellula Robotics and Metron leverages modular COTS platforms and adaptive autonomy to meet urgent US Navy requirements
A new technical integration combining AI-powered radar perception with FarSounder's 3D forward-looking sonar software delivers comprehensive surface and subsurface situational awareness to help mariners navigate challenging and congested marine environments
Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA 2026 will take place in Arlington, Virginia, from 14–16 September 2026, bringing together naval, government, and industry stakeholders to discuss maritime robotics, autonomous systems, and their integration into Hybrid Fleet development
Cellula Robotics & Infinity Fuel Cell achieve a landmark 2,023 km mission with the Envoy AUV to demonstrate the viability of long-range autonomous subsea operations
Kraken Robotics expands its global footprint with $28 million in new contracts for its specialized SeaPower battery systems and advanced Synthetic Aperture Sonar technology
ANELLO Photonics is integrating its optical gyroscope technology into BlackSea Technologies’ Chaser uncrewed surface vessel to provide high-precision navigation in GPS-denied environments
Spanning over 3,500 square kilometres in Northern Finland, VTT’s versatile Drone Test Centre provides an environment to validate long-range flight performance, swarm coordination, and multi-platform autonomous systems
Terradepth’s Absolute Ocean platform has entered the NIWC Atlantic RCC Hopper, allowing the U.S. Navy to immediately deploy advanced edge-to-cloud data solutions for maritime superiority
OMS Group has acquired a second Exail DriX O-16 USV to expand its autonomous seabed survey capabilities, supporting global subsea cable installation and monitoring activities amid growing subsea infrastructure demand
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