UUV / AUV / ROV News

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

Latest Autonomous Marine Technologies Showcased at Autonomous Ship Expo


Autonomous Ship Expo will bring together the latest autonomous navigation technology and automated onboard systems developers, sensors, e-navigation systems, automation software & maritime remote-control technology

May 26, 2022
New Watertight Enclosures for ROVs and AUVs

The subsea housings are highly modular and configurable, with a variety of tube and end cap options

May 25, 2022
Advanced ROVs for Offshore & Underwater Inspection

Deep Trekker's ROVs are ideal for aquaculture, energy, search & rescue, defense, ocean science and more

May 24, 2022
New Industry Standard for Underwater Wireless Acoustic Communication

Subsea Wireless Group’s new standard aims to improve communication between offshore vessels and the autonomous vehicles used in underwater inspection, maintenance and repair

May 23, 2022
Fuel Cell Powered XLUUV Under Development 

The SeaWolf project includes a mission range of over 5,000 kms powered by a state-of-the-art fuel cell power system and two modular 2,500-liter flooded payload bays

May 18, 2022
In-Water Hull Service Robot Launched 

Armach Robotics’ Hull Service Robot is man-portable at under 66lbs and around 34 inches long, which greatly reduces deployment costs and increases convenience

May 16, 2022
European Glider Service Center Launched in UK 

Based at the National Oceanography Center’s engineering hub in Southampton, the center offers services including sensor calibrations and pressure testing to Teledyne Slocum glider owners from across Europe

May 06, 2022
Locally-Built Extra Large AUVs for Royal Australian Navy

Anduril Industries and the Australian Defense Force are partnering to develop modular, customizable XL-AUVs that can be optimized with a variety of payloads for military and non-military missions

May 05, 2022
Robotic Surface & Subsea Fleet Launched 

20 of Nauticus Robotics’ Hydronaut-Aquanaut pairs will to be strategically deployed in multiple offshore industries serving applications ranging from subsea maintenance and intervention to data collection

May 02, 2022
Slovenian Navy Acquires MCM AUVs from RTsys 

RTsys will supply three AUVs to give the Slovenian Armed Forces’ Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Diving Department full Mine Counter Measure (MCM) capabilities from very shallow water up to 300m depth

Apr 22, 2022
Teledyne Marine Appoints New Sales Manager

Paul Barr will act as the new European Sales Manager for the Teledyne Marine Interconnect Solutions Impulse-PDM range of underwater connectors

Apr 21, 2022
UST Collaborates with BAE Systems to Drive Engagement with SMEs

New collaboration will provide engagement opportunities for SMEs worldwide

Apr 20, 2022
Royal Navy to Provide Mine Hunting Capabilities Update at Maritime Conference

Commodore Steve Prest from the Royal Navy has joined the speaker line-up for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology Conference 2022, taking place 11-12 May in London, UK

Apr 20, 2022
Mine Countermeasures AUVs Delivered to Danish Navy

The AUVS utilise Voyis' Recon LS System, which features 4K digital stills cameras and quantifiable 3D laser models

Apr 14, 2022
Boxfish Selects South Korean ROV Distributor

Boxfish's ROVs feature six degrees of freedom of movement and an auto-stabilisation system, capturing 4K video at depths of up to 1,000 metres

Apr 14, 2022
Minehunting AUVs for UK Royal Navy

The AUVs will be powered by Seebyte's Neptune fleet autonomy software, which uses adaptive goal-based planning to provide optimal mission execution

Apr 13, 2022
Imaging Payload Developed for L3Harris IVER4 900 AUV

The new payload is designed for automated inspection of underwater pipelines and features a laser scanner and side scan sonar

Apr 07, 2022
AI-Powered Micro-AUV Unveiled

Advanced Navigation's compact Hydrus AUV is designed for applications requiring high-resolution images and video with precise geo-referenced data

Apr 05, 2022
REMUS 300 Selected for U.S. Navy Next Generation Small UUV Program

The REMUS 300 UUV is designed to advance distributed maritime operations by conducting critical underwater missions

Mar 31, 2022
Teledyne Marine Underwater Gliders Selected for Water Column Monitoring

The autonomous gliders will be deployed as part of a project to record background underwater acoustic noise in Brazilian waters for environmental studies

Mar 29, 2022
Meet the Future of Autonomy at XPONENTIAL 2022

AUVSI's XPONENTIAL is the world’s foremost gathering for innovators and users of autonomous technologies, returning in April 2022 for the first fully in-person event since 2019.

Mar 28, 2022
Kongsberg Maritime Unveils Latest Addition to HUGIN Family of AUVs

Kongsberg Maritime’s new HUGIN Edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) features a forward looking sonar design providing 3D sensing capabilities for improved trajectory planning

Mar 23, 2022
Software Updates for Greensea Systems OPENSEA Platform 

OPENSEA, Greensea Systems’ open architecture software platform, supports the future generation of ocean robotics through navigation, autonomy, and advanced user interface concepts, including remote and over-the-horizon supervision


Mar 21, 2022
Voyis Underwater Technology Used to Digitally Recreate Endurance Ship

Using the Voyis Insight Pro laser scanner, the Endurance22 Expedition survey team will be able to accurately map the Endurance shipwreck

Mar 14, 2022
Greensea Launches In-Water Hull Cleaning Solution

Armach Robotics will capitalize on Greensea Systems’ digital expertise to offer a subscription model robotic hull cleaning system using autonomy, intelligence and data fusion

Mar 10, 2022
Sonardyne Navigation & Positioning Technology Supports Endurance Expedition

AUVs involved in the search for The Endurance utilized Sonardyne’s hybrid acoustic-INS, tracking and telemetry transceiver, and USBL system

Mar 09, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.