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

Nadir Gap-Fill Sonar for UUVs & USVs
Nadir Gap-Fill Sonar for UUVs & USVs

EdgeTech has recently introduced an innovative method of providing nadir gap coverage for the company’s EdgeTech 2205 sonar platforms, incorporating...

Oct 12, 2021
Multiplexer for Underwater HD Video & Multibeam Sonar Data
Multiplexer for Underwater HD Video & Multibeam Sonar Data

Underwater technology specialist MacArtney has confirmed that it will be launching the newest addition to its NEXUS multiplexer family at...

Oct 11, 2021
Mission Planning for Submersible ROV Operations
Mission Planning for Submersible ROV Operations

Deep Trekker has added new mission planning features to the handheld controller software for the company’s underwater ROVs (remotely operated...

Oct 11, 2021
New Range of Underwater ROV Tools Under Development
New Range of Underwater ROV Tools Under Development

OceanTools has developed a new range of subsea robotic tools and products for underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). Having already...

Oct 11, 2021
Subsea Positioning Technology for Deep-Water Construction
Subsea Positioning Technology for Deep-Water Construction

iXblue’s new subsea positioning technology has been successfully deployed by survey provider UTEC on a world-class ultra-deep water field development...

Oct 08, 2021
Royal Netherlands Navy Acquires ASW Training Targets
Royal Netherlands Navy Acquires ASW Training Targets

The Dutch Royal Navy has acquired 7 SEMA ASW (anti-submarine warfare) training targets by RTsys. The unmanned underwater training targets,...

Oct 07, 2021
Interoperability for Multi-Domain Robotic Vehicles
Interoperability for Multi-Domain Robotic Vehicles

SeeByte has been awarded a contract by the UK’s Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) to continue work with the...

Oct 05, 2021
ROV Upgraded for Enhanced Reliability & Expandability
ROV Upgraded for Enhanced Reliability & Expandability

Blue Robotics has upgraded its flagship underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) platform with a range of new improvements. The new...

Sep 27, 2021
New Skid Enables Deep Water Laser Survey Mapping from ROVs
New Skid Enables Deep Water Laser Survey Mapping from ROVs

Voyis has released the Perception XL, a new 4000m rated laser scanning WROV skid specifically designed for generating extremely detailed...

Sep 24, 2021
Minehunting Sonar Integrated with Maritime C2 System
Minehunting Sonar Integrated with Maritime C2 System

SeeByte has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to integrate the AN/AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system with the SeeByte SeeTrack v4 multi-domain...

Sep 22, 2021
Ethernet Switch Released for Blue Robotics ROV
Ethernet Switch Released for Blue Robotics ROV

Blue Robotics has released a new Ethernet Switch that expands Ethernet connectivity on the company’s BlueROV2 underwater ROV (remotely operated...

Sep 17, 2021
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range

Sonardyne has introduced a new top-of-the-range model in its SPRINT-Nav Mini family of navigation solutions for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Sep 13, 2021
Blue Robotics Launches #builtwithBR Photo Contest
Blue Robotics Launches #builtwithBR Photo Contest

Blue Robotics has announced the revival of the #builtwithBR photo contest. Photos entered should be of a vehicle or device...

Sep 07, 2021
GA-EMS to Design Large Displacement UUV Motor & Power System
GA-EMS to Design Large Displacement UUV Motor & Power System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a design contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) to...

Sep 07, 2021
iXblue USBL Selected by Subsea Solutions Provider
iXblue USBL Selected by Subsea Solutions Provider

iXblue’s Gaps M7 USBL (Ultra Short Base Line) acoustic positioning and communication system has been purchased by integrated subsea and...

Sep 02, 2021
AUV Payloads for Remote Mine Identification
AUV Payloads for Remote Mine Identification

Voyis has authored the following article detailing how the company’s payloads for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have improved the detection...

Aug 27, 2021
AUV, USV & ROV in Live Unmanned Marine Vehicle Demonstration
AUV, USV & ROV in Live Unmanned Marine Vehicle Demonstration

Saab is leading a live demonstration as part of the EU-funded OCEAN2020 Defense Research Project being held in the Baltic...

Aug 26, 2021
Successful Life Extension Upgrade for Work-Class ROV
Successful Life Extension Upgrade for Work-Class ROV

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) has been awarded a contract to provide a life extension (Lext) upgrade on one of...

Aug 26, 2021
UUV Manufacturing & Assembly Center of Excellence Opened
UUV Manufacturing & Assembly Center of Excellence Opened

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has opened its Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence facility in Taunton,...

Aug 24, 2021
Boxfish Develops ROVs & AUVs for Inspections & Videography
Boxfish Develops ROVs & AUVs for Inspections & Videography

Boxfish Research, a specialist developer of marine robotic systems with state-of-the-art underwater vision technologies, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Aug 20, 2021
Charles River Analytics Develops Intelligent Technologies for UUVs & USVs
Charles River Analytics Develops Intelligent Technologies for UUVs & USVs

Charles River Analytics, a leading developer of intelligent technologies for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles), USVs (unmanned surface vessels) and other...

Aug 10, 2021
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for U.S. Navy Sensing-Glider Program
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for U.S. Navy Sensing-Glider Program

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. and sister company, Teledyne Webb Research, will perform the design, development, fabrication, production, test, and support...

Aug 05, 2021
Subsea Sensor Technologies for Automated Pipeline Inspection
Subsea Sensor Technologies for Automated Pipeline Inspection

Voyis, a developer of underwater laser scanners and imaging systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs),...

Jul 30, 2021
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation
Article: Forward Looking Sonar and Autonomous Navigation

FarSounder has released an article exploring the integration of Argos  Forward Looking Sonar Systems with autonomous navigation control systems. The...

Jul 30, 2021
SPICE AUV equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology
SPICE AUV equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has chosen a suite of subsea navigation, positioning and communications technologies from Sonardyne to navigate, track...

Jul 28, 2021
AUVs Gather Environmental Data for Wave Energy Project
AUVs Gather Environmental Data for Wave Energy Project

Acoustics and underwater robotics company RTSYS has confirmed that its AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) have been deployed to collect environmental...

Jul 27, 2021
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