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

Sonardyne International Acquires Underwater Imaging & Inspection Company
Sonardyne International Acquires Underwater Imaging & Inspection Company

Sonardyne International, a provider of subsea and marine technologies for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has...

Feb 05, 2020
Case Study: Design & Development of Autonomous Subsea Inspection Vehicle
Case Study: Design & Development of Autonomous Subsea Inspection Vehicle

L3 ASV, a developer of unmanned and autonomous surface vessels (USVs / ASVs) has released a case study outlining the...

Feb 05, 2020
AUV Explores World’s Largest Subterranean Lake
AUV Explores World’s Largest Subterranean Lake

Stone Aerospace, a developer of autonomous systems and robotics technologies, has announced that its SUNFISH Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) has...

Jan 27, 2020
Teledyne Marine Announces Academic Product Grant
Teledyne Marine Announces Academic Product Grant

Teledyne Marine, a developer of marine instrumentation for USVs (unmanned surface vehicles), UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) and ROVs (remotely operated...

Jan 17, 2020
US Navy Selects UUV for Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures
US Navy Selects UUV for Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures

L3Harris Technologies has announced that its Iver4 unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) has been selected by the U.S. Navy for expeditionary...

Jan 16, 2020
New Professional Inspection and Observation ROV Released
New Professional Inspection and Observation ROV Released

Chasing, a developer of underwater robotics platforms, has announced the launch of its latest product, the M2, designed for light-duty...

Jan 09, 2020
Teledyne Marine Develops Unmanned Subsea and Shallow-Water Solutions
Teledyne Marine Develops Unmanned Subsea and Shallow-Water Solutions

Teledyne Marine, a group of industry-leading developers of autonomous and unmanned marine vehicles for demanding subsea and shallow-water environments, has...

Jan 06, 2020
Sonardyne Positioning & Tracking Technology Selected for Submarine Rescue Ship
Sonardyne Positioning & Tracking Technology Selected for Submarine Rescue Ship

Sonardyne International, a developer of underwater positioning and tracking technology for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) and AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles),...

Dec 10, 2019
Sonar Imagery Processor Integrated into UUV
Sonar Imagery Processor Integrated into UUV

Hydroid, Inc., a manufacturer of marine robotics systems, has announced that it has integrated an in-mission processor onto a REMUS...

Dec 04, 2019
ONR Fund SeeByte and MIT Multiple Autonomy Collaboration Project
ONR Fund SeeByte and MIT Multiple Autonomy Collaboration Project

SeeByte and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined forces to explore the feasibility of combining multiple autonomy architectures...

Dec 04, 2019
USV & UUV Sensor Degradation Detection Under Development
USV & UUV Sensor Degradation Detection Under Development

Mikros Systems Corporation, a developer of electronic systems for defense applications, has announced that it has been awarded a $150,000...

Nov 24, 2019
DARPA Awards Contracts for Angler UUV Program
DARPA Awards Contracts for Angler UUV Program

DARPA has announced that it has awarded six contracts for work on the Angler unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) program, which...

Nov 13, 2019
FarSounder Unveils a New 3D Forward-Looking Sonar
FarSounder Unveils a New 3D Forward-Looking Sonar

FarSounder is proud to debut a new sonar and a new name for its series of 3D forward-looking navigation sonars....

Oct 27, 2019
Dual Frequency Sonar Released for Underwater Inspection
Dual Frequency Sonar Released for Underwater Inspection

Tritech International Limited, a developer of subsea technologies, has announced the launch of its new Gemini 1200ik Dual Frequency multibeam...

Sep 15, 2019
General Dynamics Introduces New Autonomous UUV
General Dynamics Introduces New Autonomous UUV

General Dynamics Mission Systems has announced the release of the latest autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Bluefin family,...

Sep 11, 2019
Electric Drive Work-Class ROV Announced
Electric Drive Work-Class ROV Announced

SMD, a global supplier of subsea equipment, has announced that it has developed a new work-class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle),...

Sep 05, 2019
Knifefish Counter-Mine UUV Approved for Initial Production
Knifefish Counter-Mine UUV Approved for Initial Production

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has announced that the Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Program has...

Aug 31, 2019
Bomb Disposal ROV to be Produced for US Navy
Bomb Disposal ROV to be Produced for US Navy

VideoRay, a developer of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has announced that it has been awarded a second multimillion-dollar contract by...

Aug 30, 2019
Deep Sea ROV/AUV Undergoes First Sea Trials
Deep Sea ROV/AUV Undergoes First Sea Trials

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has announced that its researchers, in conjunction with engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic...

Aug 27, 2019
Subsea Resident UUV Undergoes First Underwater Tests
Subsea Resident UUV Undergoes First Underwater Tests

Saipem‘s Sonsub division has announced that its Hydrone-R unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) has begun endurance and qualification tests in water...

Jul 31, 2019
AUV Exploration Mission Finds WW2 Submarine
AUV Exploration Mission Finds WW2 Submarine

A team pioneering robotic ocean exploration has announced that it has found the bow of WWII Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216)...

Jul 30, 2019
AI-Powered Mine-Hunting AUV Under Development for Royal Navy
AI-Powered Mine-Hunting AUV Under Development for Royal Navy

Envitia, a geospatial and data company, has announced that it has been selected to deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous...

Jun 27, 2019
Royal Navy Tests UUV Training System
Royal Navy Tests UUV Training System

Serco has announced that its Maritime Services team at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) has been working...

Jun 18, 2019
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