An artist’s concept of DARPA’s ACTUV. While unmanned systems have come to dominate the skies (and headlines), the next big…
Maritime
Navy Fills Top Unmanned Post as Focus on Autonomous Technology Sharpens
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this week described a future where swarms of self-launching unmanned aircraft will cooperate to overwhelm an adversary and quad copters will be able to linger underwater before surfacing to fly.
Northrop Grumman & U.S. Navy Demonstrate Fire Scout Capabilities
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy recently planned a 10-hour, 150 nautical mile flight for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
RE2 Robotics Receives Order from iRobot for SLM Arms
RE2 Robotics recently received a $910,000 order from iRobot for its Small Lightweight Manipulator, or SLM, arms. iRobot plans to…
RE2 Robotics Wins $2.7M Contract from Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research recently reward RE2 Robotics a $2.7 million contract to develop an Underwater Dexterous Manipulation System for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Applications (DMEA).
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Takes Home Top Prize in the 8th Annual RoboBoat Competition
In July, 16 teams gathered in Virginia Beach to compete in the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
Press Release: Systron Donner Inertial Awarded Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo IMU Contract from BAE Systems
Concord, CA – August 13, 2015 – BAE Systems has awarded a contract to Systron Donner Inertial (SDI), a brand of…
SeeByte and Research Partners Receive Funding for Second Phase of Autonomous Ocean Research
SeeByte, ASV and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom recently received funding to complete the second phase of…
US Weighs UAS-Friendly GPS Backup System
The comment period is about to close on a potential navigation backup system for GPS that could be very useful for unmanned systems.
Northrop Grumman’s X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Refuels In-Flight
For the first time, an unmanned system has refueled while in flight.
DARPA Looking for Technologies That Could Help Unmanned Surface Vessels Perceive and Classify Nearby Objects
DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program, ACTUV, wants to develop an unmanned vessel that can track enemy diesel-electric…
SeeByte to Provide United Kingdom MoD with a Maritime Autonomy Demonstration System
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence recently ordered a maritime autonomy demonstration system from SeeByte. The system will consist of…
ING Robotic Aviation Tests UAV Ice Monitoring in the Arctic
During this two-week mission on board Fednav’s ice-breaking cargo ship MV Arctic, the team tested ING’s Responder to collect imagery that could help ship captains navigate these dangerous, icy waters.
AMS Set to Pilot the Datamaran Later this Year
Designed to deliver precision data from the ocean through the deployment of sensing and communication devices, and now undergoing pilot tests.
NASA Could Be Sending A Submarine to Study Titan’s Methane Seas
NASA’s COMPASS Conceptual Spacecraft Design Team recently completed a design for an autonomous submarine that could be sent to Saturn’s largest moon to explore what’s below its largest northern sea.
Life-Size Robot Achieves Firefighting Milestone on Navy Ship
Firefighting robot SAFFiR, short for Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot, has passed its first milestone on the USS Shadwell, a decommissioned…
