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

SeeByte’s latest C2 software now supporting Royal New Zealand Navy
SeeByte’s latest C2 software now supporting Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), a long-term user of SeeByte‘s SeeTrack v3, have upgraded to SeeTrack V4, the Command...

Jun 15, 2020
UK Royal Navy UUVs to Be Upgraded for Minehunting
UK Royal Navy UUVs to Be Upgraded for Minehunting

L3Harris Technologies has received an order to provide upgrades to three of the company’s Iver3 AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles), in...

Jun 09, 2020
Multi-Sensor Data Logger for UUVs Launched
Multi-Sensor Data Logger for UUVs Launched

Star-Oddi has introduced the Starmon Compass, a new subsea data logger that integrates multiple sensors in a compact titanium housing....

Jun 06, 2020
SeeByte Awarded Delivery Order to Extend US Navy Unmanned Capability
SeeByte Awarded Delivery Order to Extend US Navy Unmanned Capability

SeeByte has been awarded the first delivery order in the second option year of a five-year contract. It is awarded...

Jun 03, 2020
Submersible GNSS Systems Developed for UUVs
Submersible GNSS Systems Developed for UUVs

Modulus Technology has launched a new family of GNSS systems that can withstand submersion at depths of several thousand metres,...

May 22, 2020
BAE Systems Integrates New Capabilities into Riptide UUVs
BAE Systems Integrates New Capabilities into Riptide UUVs

Following the acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, BAE Systems has integrated next-generation capabilities into the Riptide unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs),...

May 18, 2020
Autonomous Underwater Glider Discovers Hidden Arctic Currents
Autonomous Underwater Glider Discovers Hidden Arctic Currents

Teledyne Marine‘s Slocum G3 autonomous underwater glider has been used to measured previously hidden patches of water between the Arctic...

May 15, 2020
Deep Trekker Receives CANIE Ontario Product Innovation Award
Deep Trekker Receives CANIE Ontario Product Innovation Award

Deep Trekker has been selected to received a Product Innovation Award at the CANIE (Canada Innovation & Entrepreneurship) Ontario 2020...

May 14, 2020
Belgian Navy Renew SeeTrack v4 Licences
Belgian Navy Renew SeeTrack v4 Licences

SeeByte has announced the renewal of their latest SeeTrack v4 licenses to the Belgian Navy for their fleet of autonomous...

May 12, 2020
Autonomous Underwater Glider Aids Algae Bloom Studies
Autonomous Underwater Glider Aids Algae Bloom Studies

Teledyne Marine‘s Slocum G3 autonomous underwater glider has been utilised in a joint mission, undertaken by the University of South...

May 07, 2020
Small USBL Systems for Environmental Research ROVs
Small USBL Systems for Environmental Research ROVs

Sonardyne has released a case study highlighting the use of the company’s Micro-Ranger 2 shallow-water USBL (ultra-short baseline) acoustic positioning...

Apr 21, 2020
Using an ROV for Climate Change Research
Using an ROV for Climate Change Research

Deep Trekker has released an article detailing how its DTG3 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has been used by Wilfrid Laurier...

Apr 17, 2020
Article: Using ROVs for Aquaculture
Article: Using ROVs for Aquaculture

Deep Trekker, a manufacturer of ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and underwater robotics systems for a variety of commercial, research and...

Apr 04, 2020
Imaging Sonars Receive Ultra-High Definition Upgrade
Imaging Sonars Receive Ultra-High Definition Upgrade

Kraken Robotics has achieved a practical imaging resolution of 2 cm with its AquaPix MINSAS, a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Synthetic Aperture...

Apr 03, 2020
Teledyne Marine Introduces Podcast
Teledyne Marine Introduces Podcast

Teledyne Marine has launched Marine Tech Talk, a new podcast that highlights how the company’s subsea technologies have been used...

Mar 30, 2020
New Subsea Technologies for Marine Unmanned Systems Unveiled
New Subsea Technologies for Marine Unmanned Systems Unveiled

Sonardyne International has unveiled a number of new products designed to aid marine data-gathering platforms such as ROVs (remotely operated...

Mar 28, 2020
Multibeam Sonar Integrated with ROV Control Software
Multibeam Sonar Integrated with ROV Control Software

During a trial with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California, subsea technology specialist Tritech‘s Gemini 1200ik dual-frequency multibeam imaging...

Mar 25, 2020
ROV Developed for Challenging Subsea Inspections
ROV Developed for Challenging Subsea Inspections

Copenhagen Subsea, a developer of underwater propulsion technologies, has announced the launch of the Gorilla Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), designed...

Mar 24, 2020
Deep Trekker Provides Advanced ROVs for Underwater Inspection
Deep Trekker Provides Advanced ROVs for Underwater Inspection

Deep Trekker, a leading manufacturer of advanced remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for demanding commercial, industrial and environmental missions, has partnered...

Mar 19, 2020
DARPA Advances Manta Ray UUV Program
DARPA Advances Manta Ray UUV Program

DARPA has announced that it has awarded four contracts for selected companies to advance its Manta Ray program, which aims...

Mar 17, 2020
Extra-Large UUV to be Developed for UK Royal Navy
Extra-Large UUV to be Developed for UK Royal Navy

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has awarded an initial £1 million contract to MSubs...

Mar 09, 2020
Article: Measuring the Ocean Beneath Hurricanes with UUVs
Article: Measuring the Ocean Beneath Hurricanes with UUVs

Teledyne Marine, a developer of autonomous and unmanned marine vehicles, has released an article detailing how the company’s Slocum glider...

Mar 06, 2020
Airmar Develops Weather Sensors & Underwater Acoustics
Airmar Develops Weather Sensors & Underwater Acoustics

Airmar Technology Corporation, a leading developer of acoustic and ultrasonic sensing solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned underwater vehicles/autonomous...

Feb 28, 2020
RTSYS Develops UUVs, AUVs and Underwater Acoustic Technologies
RTSYS Develops UUVs, AUVs and Underwater Acoustic Technologies

RTSYS, a leading developer of UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles), AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) and underwater acoustic systems for defense, commercial...

Feb 25, 2020
Modular Small-Class UUV Delivered to US Navy
Modular Small-Class UUV Delivered to US Navy

Hydroid, a developer of marine robotic systems, has announced that it has delivered the first prototype REMUS 300 unmanned underwater...

Feb 13, 2020
Sonar System Integrated onto L3Harris UUV
Sonar System Integrated onto L3Harris UUV

Northrop Grumman has announced that the company’s µSAS (“micro-sas”) interferometric synthetic aperture sonar will be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4...

Feb 05, 2020
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