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 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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 18, 2019
Autonomous Ocean Exploration XPRIZE Winners Announced

XPRIZE has announced winners in the $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a global competition to advance ocean technologies for rapid,...

Jun 15, 2019
Kraken Robotics Establishes Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Facility

Kraken Robotics has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. has established a new 4,000 square foot...

Jun 09, 2019
Long-Endurance UUV Fitted With Sonardyne Subsea Navigation Instruments

Sonardyne has announced that integrated navigation, positioning and communications technology developed by the company will support a new fuel cell-powered...

Jun 09, 2019
BAE Systems Acquires UUV Manufacturer

BAE Systems, Inc. has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a provider of unmanned underwater...

Jun 05, 2019
UUV-Charging Buoy Achieves One Megawatt-Hour Milestone

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a developer of ocean energy solutions, has announced that the Company’s PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in...

May 28, 2019
Naval Minehunting Vessels Equipped with Unmanned Systems

The Belgium Naval & Robotics Consortium, composed of the companies Naval Group and ECA Group, has announced that it has...

May 23, 2019
Subsea Resident E-ROVs Equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology

Sonardyne Inc. has announced that Oceaneering International has ordered the company’s hybrid underwater navigation systems for its subsea resident unmanned...

May 13, 2019
Small ROV Used for Underwater Inspection of Shipping Vessels

Blueye Robotics has announced that it has formed a partnership with Inchcape Shipping Services, providing underwater inspection services via ROV...

May 10, 2019
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