Northstar, an autonomous navigation system from tpgroup, recently demonstrated it can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time in real-world environments…
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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…
Sea Guardian Drones to Taiwan for ISR
The U.S. State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the…
Autonomous Drifters Expand Maritime Knowledge as Part of the Ocean of Things
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a contract to PARC, a Xerox Company, for small, low-cost autonomous drifters…
Autonomous Aquaculture’s Kelp Crusaders
The MARINER program’s mission to use expansive offshore seaweed farms as an alternative energy source may not be a new concept—using drones to do it is.
Harnessing the Power of Hydro
Structures for the world’s most widely used renewable energy source are starting to deteriorate. Advanced ROVs with integrated software and best-in-class AI are diving in to help.
First Harvest Navigation Selects Sea Machines to Launch U.S.’ Inaugural Autonomous Hybrid Cargo Vessel
Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based Sea…
Mayflower Autonomous Ship on Shakedown Cruise at Sea
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) launched from Plymouth, UK in September on its sea-going shakedown trials. Ocean research non-profit ProMare…
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Monitoring Ship Emissions for EMSA
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 recently began monitoring ship Sulphur emissions for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Monitoring for the French…
Hexagon | VERIPOS launches SPAN GNSS+INS technology for hydrographic survey applications
Market-leading SPAN technology from Hexagon | NovAtel delivers precise positioning, attitude, velocity and heave measurements Hexagon | VERIPOS is proud…
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: An Ocean of Possibilities
UUV tech has advanced, but we’ve just dipped our toes in the regulatory waters.
Silicon MEMS Accelerometer: the Latest UAV Navigation Disruptor
MEMS has moved into the high-end market, and the latest disruptor to take into account is silicon MEMS. That’s micro-electromechanical…
