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USV Streamlines Waterway Cleanup & Multi-Mission Operations
USV Streamlines Waterway Cleanup & Multi-Mission Operations

AGISTAR has developed a lightweight autonomous surface vehicle designed for efficient aquatic waste clearance alongside modular capabilities including bathymetric mapping and environmental monitoring across diverse and shallow operational waterway environments

Jul 21, 2026
Industrial Supply Chain Scaled for Autonomous Mine Countermeasures
Industrial Supply Chain Scaled for Autonomous Mine Countermeasures

A renewed framework agreement between key industrial partners Exail and KNDS aims to secure the high-volume production of autonomous mine countermeasure systems to meet the rapidly growing operational demands of global naval forces

Jul 21, 2026
Subsea Photogrammetry Supports Digital Twin of Shackleton’s Quest Wreck
Subsea Photogrammetry Supports Digital Twin of Shackleton’s Quest Wreck

The Heroic Age Expedition has captured the first close-up views of Shackleton’s Quest wreck, while the Voyis Discovery Stereo Inspection Series is being used to support creation of a high-resolution digital twin of the shipwreck

Jul 21, 2026
New GNSS/INS Compact OEM Navigation Modules Released
New GNSS/INS Compact OEM Navigation Modules Released

Designed for demanding autonomous systems, these compact new modules from Xsens combine high-performance inertial sensors with advanced satellite tracking to deliver centimeter-level positioning and robust navigation in challenging outdoor environments

Jul 20, 2026
BAS-Led Mission Uses Advanced Robotics and AI to Study Atlantic Tipping Points
BAS-Led Mission Uses Advanced Robotics and AI to Study Atlantic Tipping Points

A six-week Greenland expedition will use autonomous marine vehicles, sensors and AI-enhanced modelling to investigate how glacial meltwater could affect North Atlantic circulation

Jul 20, 2026
Subsea Human Habitat Deployed for Ocean Research & Engineering
Subsea Human Habitat Deployed for Ocean Research & Engineering

Following a complex marine operation, DEEP has successfully installed a pilot underwater habitat at Tennessee Reef to enable scientists to conduct multi-day subsea research and advanced extreme environment training missions

Jul 17, 2026
GEOMAR & Partners Track Fine-Scale Ocean Processes
GEOMAR & Partners Track Fine-Scale Ocean Processes

GEOMAR and international research partners are combining ships, autonomous platforms and atmospheric measurements to investigate links between fine-scale ocean dynamics, climate and marine ecosystems

Jul 17, 2026
Open-Architecture Autopilot Software Released for Coordinated Air & Sea Swarms
Open-Architecture Autopilot Software Released for Coordinated Air & Sea Swarms

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía elevates maritime autonomy with a new software release enabling coordinated air and sea swarm operations in contested environments

Jul 17, 2026
RAD to Scale Autonomous Marine Systems & Electric Propulsion
RAD to Scale Autonomous Marine Systems & Electric Propulsion

A fresh £4.4 million funding round will propel RAD's international expansion, accelerating the commercialisation of its open-architecture autonomous vessel systems and next-generation electric propulsion technologies

Jul 16, 2026
DEA Adopts Teledyne Marine’s Multi Beam Dual Head System
DEA Adopts Teledyne Marine’s Multi Beam Dual Head System

Teledyne Marine’s SeaBat T51-R Integrated Dual Head system reaches an early US adoption milestone as David Evans and Associates takes delivery following its Oi2026 launch

Jul 16, 2026
Partnership Achieves First Aerial Deployment of USV
Partnership Achieves First Aerial Deployment of USV

A landmark defense trial from Kraken Technology Group and Capewell has proven the rapid insertion of advanced uncrewed surface vessels directly into challenging maritime environments via a tactical military transport aircraft deployment from high altitude

Jul 15, 2026
AUV Mission Supports Discovery of Atlantic Hydrothermal Vent Fields
AUV Mission Supports Discovery of Atlantic Hydrothermal Vent Fields

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s new AUV mapped nearly 147 square kilometers of Atlantic seafloor, helping scientists locate two previously unknown hydrothermal vent fields for investigation by ROV SuBastian

Jul 15, 2026
US Marine Corps Orders Four Bayonet 250 Robots
US Marine Corps Orders Four Bayonet 250 Robots

Greensea IQ will supply four additional Bayonet 250 autonomous underwater ground vehicles under a $3.7 million US Marine Corps task order supporting littoral mine countermeasures

Jul 15, 2026
Subsea Imaging Technology Enhances Offshore Field Training
Subsea Imaging Technology Enhances Offshore Field Training

Students in Nova Scotia are gaining critical hands-on experience with SubC Imaging by deploying advanced subsea imaging systems during intensive offshore field training to prepare for careers across the ocean technology sector

Jul 14, 2026
Student Engineers Race Human-Powered Submarines at Historic Ocean Basin
Student Engineers Race Human-Powered Submarines at Historic Ocean Basin

QinetiQ hosted university teams from eight countries at its Ocean Basin facility for the biennial European International Submarine Races

Jul 14, 2026
New Zealand Customs Adds SRV-8 ROVs for Maritime Security
New Zealand Customs Adds SRV-8 ROVs for Maritime Security

New Zealand Customs has acquired three Oceanbotics SRV-8 ROVs to strengthen underwater border-security operations, support efforts against maritime drug smuggling, and improve interoperability with regional agencies

Jul 14, 2026
Teledyne Marine Opens Global 2026 Photo & Data Competition
Teledyne Marine Opens Global 2026 Photo & Data Competition

Teledyne Marine's annual competition invites global marine professionals to showcase their real-world projects, technical datasets, and operational field challenges using Teledyne technologies for a chance to win advanced rugged imaging equipment

Jul 13, 2026
NOC to Co-Lead Deep-Sea Sargasso Expedition as REV Ocean Unveils Maiden Voyage
NOC to Co-Lead Deep-Sea Sargasso Expedition as REV Ocean Unveils Maiden Voyage

National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to co-lead crucial deep-sea mission as a state-of-the-art vessel debuts a ten-mission global program to map unexplored marine ecosystems

Jul 13, 2026
SEABOSS 3.0 Advances Toward Sea Trials After Initial Testing
SEABOSS 3.0 Advances Toward Sea Trials After Initial Testing

United States Geological Survey (USGS) engineers and scientists are refining an updated seafloor imaging and sampling system designed to support deeper-water research operations

Jul 10, 2026