Hydromea unveiled the prototype of world’s first wireless underwater drone in a pool demo today. The drone can fit into…
Maritime
Orbiter 4 UAS From Aeronautics Designed for Maritime Patrol
Aeronautics recently introduced its Orbiter 4 small tactical drone for long-range maritime patrol missions. The long-endurance drone comes equipped with…
Arctic AUV Listens Its Way Forward with New Navigation Method
As the polar icecap melts, the waters of the Arctic Ocean assume ever-growing strategic and commercial importance. To enable U.S….
Ultra-Precise, Ultra-Compact IMU for UAVs and Other Demanding Applications
Silicon Sensing has introduced a new ultra-precise, 9 degrees-of-freedom inertial measurement unit (IMU), the DMU41, delivering the performance of its…
Airbus’ Aliaca drone chosen for French Navy
The French Navy will acquire 22 unmanned Aliaca drones to enhance its long-endurance capability. SURVEY Copter, a mini UAS…
Kongsberg Sea Drones to Ferry Grocery Freight in Push for Sustainability
As freight movement constitutes a major source of carbon emissions, a pioneering project from Kongsberg Maritime partnered with ASKO, Norway’s…
Canadian Coast Guard Experiment Will Push The Bounds Of SAR Surveillance
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) will pair a multi-sensor, rapidly deployable VTOL drone with a portable sensor data management system…
NOAA and USM Partner on Uncrewed Systems
NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the University of Southern Mississippi have signed a 10-year agreement to improve…
Ultra-short Baseline Positioning System Integrated Aboard Uncrewed Inspection Vessels
Geo-data specialist Fugro has chosen underwater positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface…
Teledyne Acquires FLIR for $8 Billion
Teledyne Technologies has acquired FLIR Systems in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $8 billion. Teledyne specializes in instrumentation, digital…
Northstar Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Northstar, an autonomous navigation system from tpgroup, recently demonstrated it can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time in real-world environments…
Up Close with NOAA “Uncrewed”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s use of sUAS for science missions has increased more than tenfold since 2012.
Acoustic Communications and Inertial Navigation Help Crew an Unmanned Fleet of Seagoing Robots
Sonardyne acoustic communication and inertial navigation technologies will board a large, environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels launched…
Multi-Sensored Baltic Ferry Gathers Data, including GNSS, for Self-Aware Sailing
A day of ferry trips between Finland and Estonia became some of the most documented voyages in maritime history. Cameras,…
Skyfront Perimeter Drone Completes First sUAS Ship-to-Submarine Delivery
A Skyfront Perimeter Drone recently launched from a moving vessel to deliver supplies to crew members on a ballistic missile…
Small UAV Takes on Big Sea Missions: Resupply Warships and Submarines
The US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division acquired a Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAV prototype from Skyways to…
