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

AUV Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Module in Development
AUV Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Module in Development

Cellula Robotics has been offered a contract extension to continue developing the hydrogen-powered fuel cell module for the Solus-LR Autonomous...

Jul 26, 2021
Voyis Develops Underwater Laser Scanners & Cameras for AUVs & ROVs
Voyis Develops Underwater Laser Scanners & Cameras for AUVs & ROVs

Voyis, a leading developer of underwater laser scanners and imaging systems that expand the capabilities of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)...

Jul 19, 2021
ROV Developed for Underwater Inspections
ROV Developed for Underwater Inspections

Mariscope Meerestechnik has launched a powerful new Observation Class/Light Work Class ROV. Characterised by speed and manoeuvrability, the new ROV...

Jul 14, 2021
New Open Standard for Secure Underwater Communications
New Open Standard for Secure Underwater Communications

Sonardyne has released the following article about the company’s work with the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology...

Jun 27, 2021
Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four HII REMUS 300 UUVs
Royal New Zealand Navy Orders Four HII REMUS 300 UUVs

Designed for modularity and portability, the REMUS 300 can be reconfigured with a range of sensors and payloads to meet mission requirements

Jun 21, 2021
US Navy Knifefish UUVs Upgraded
US Navy Knifefish UUVs Upgraded

General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to retrofit five Block 0 Knifefish surface...

Jun 18, 2021
RTsys Acquires DVLs and Imaging Sonars for AUVs
RTsys Acquires DVLs and Imaging Sonars for AUVs

RTsys has confirmed that it has acquired ten RDI Pathfinder DVLs (Doppler Velocity Logs) and five BlueView M900-2250-130 imaging sonars...

Jun 15, 2021
Cable Penetrators Developed for Underwater Robotics
Cable Penetrators Developed for Underwater Robotics

Blue Robotics has announced the launch of the WetLink family of products for ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and other UUVs...

Jun 08, 2021
SeaRaptor Deep-Sea AUVs Provided for Offshore Surveying
SeaRaptor Deep-Sea AUVs Provided for Offshore Surveying

Teledyne Marine has provided two SeaRaptor 6000-metre rated AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) to subsea offshore services company Argeo of Norway....

Jun 07, 2021
Next-Generation ROV Launched
Next-Generation ROV Launched

Blueye Robotics has launched the X3, the third model in the company’s Blueye range of ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). The...

Jun 04, 2021
Operational Capabilities of Maritime Autonomous Systems to be Enhanced
Operational Capabilities of Maritime Autonomous Systems to be Enhanced

SeeByte and Sonardyne have been awarded funding by the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for phase 2 of...

Jun 02, 2021
Sonardyne Introduces Portable Shallow-Water USBL Tracking System
Sonardyne Introduces Portable Shallow-Water USBL Tracking System

Sonardyne has launched a new portable configuration of its Micro-Ranger 2 shallow-water Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system, providing everything in one...

May 28, 2021
Towed Sonar Upgraded with Automatic Target Recognition Software
Towed Sonar Upgraded with Automatic Target Recognition Software

SeeByte has entered into an agreement to integrate the company’s Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) System onto Kraken Robotic Systems’ KATFISH...

May 12, 2021
Blue Robotics Develops ROVs, Underwater Thrusters & Scanning Sonars
Blue Robotics Develops ROVs, Underwater Thrusters & Scanning Sonars

Blue Robotics, a leading developer of marine robotics systems and components, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

May 07, 2021
Case Study: ROV with 3D Motion Sensor Performs Underwater Inspections
Case Study: ROV with 3D Motion Sensor Performs Underwater Inspections

Inertial sensing technology specialist Xsens has released a case study expanding on the use of a 3D motion sensor by...

May 06, 2021
Sonardyne Wins Enterprise in Innovation Award
Sonardyne Wins Enterprise in Innovation Award

Sonardyne has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its pioneering system for the study of ocean floor...

Apr 29, 2021
Slocum Autonomous Gliders Incorporate New Acoustic Sensors
Slocum Autonomous Gliders Incorporate New Acoustic Sensors

Teledyne Marine has enhanced the sensor suite of the Slocum Glider Autonomous Vehicles with the addition of JASCO’s OceanObserver passive-acoustic...

Apr 27, 2021
C2 Software Renewed for Belgian Navy AUVs & Mine Warfare School
C2 Software Renewed for Belgian Navy AUVs & Mine Warfare School

SeeByte has confirmed that its SeeTrack v4 Multi-Domain Command and Control system will continue to be utilised by the Belgian...

Apr 27, 2021
Lithium-Ion Batteries Developed for Deep-Sea Applications
Lithium-Ion Batteries Developed for Deep-Sea Applications

SubCtech GmbH has developed a new generation of Lithium-Ion battery solutions to provide underwater power for a range of deep-sea applications.

Apr 27, 2021
Case Study: AHRS for Innovative ecoSUB AUV
Case Study: AHRS for Innovative ecoSUB AUV

Leading manufacturer of inertial sensing technology Xsens, has released the following case studying detailing the use of the MTi-3 AHRS,...

Apr 22, 2021
SeeByte Provides Software for Multi-Domain Autonomous Vehicle System
SeeByte Provides Software for Multi-Domain Autonomous Vehicle System

SeeByte has entered into a contract to provide software systems for a Maritime Multi-Domain Control System (MMDCS) for the Royal...

Apr 20, 2021
Case Study: Simulation Software for UUV Design
Case Study: Simulation Software for UUV Design

Dynautics, a developer of intelligent technology for unmanned marine missions, has released the following case study highlighting how its AUV...

Apr 15, 2021
Whitepaper: Planning Considerations for USV Data Collection
Whitepaper: Planning Considerations for USV Data Collection

Sonardyne has released a whitepaper that details key technical and practical considerations when planning operations with USVs (unmanned surface vessels)...

Apr 06, 2021
Dual-Frequency Sonar for Autonomous Mine Countermeasures Under Development
Dual-Frequency Sonar for Autonomous Mine Countermeasures Under Development

Thales and MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) have entered into a partnership to develop a dual-frequency sonar demonstrator for mine countermeasures...

Apr 04, 2021
Boxfish Expands to Bring ROVs to Europe
Boxfish Expands to Bring ROVs to Europe

Boxfish Research based in New Zealand has expanded to bring their high-tech ROV solutions to Europe, via collaboration with Transmark...

Apr 01, 2021
Optical Components for Marine Biology & Deep-Sea Exploration
Optical Components for Marine Biology & Deep-Sea Exploration

Knight Optical’s custom-made optics are ideal for deep-sea exploration – with millimeter-(or smaller)-perfect dimensions and customizable optical coatings for optimum operability

Apr 01, 2021
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