Advanced Navigation Raises $110M Series C to Support Increased PNT Technology Demand
Advanced Navigation, a leader in navigation and autonomous systems, announced it has successfully raised $110 million in a Series C funding round. The raise marks a shift in the global autonomy race as national demand for alternative Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) technologies reaches an all-time high.The round was led by Airtree Ventures, with participation from Quadrant Private Equity and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC). These investors join a cohort of existing backers including Main Sequence, KKR, In-Q-Tel, Alpha Intelligence Capital, The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC
Greensea IQ Launches Bayonet AUGV Training Simulator
Greensea IQ, a leader in subsea robotics and autonomous systems, announced the launch of a new simulator designed to help operators learn, practice, and refine their skills using the company’s Bayonet Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicles (AUGVs).Developed in-house, the training simulator is built in a virtual game environment providing a realistic experience with an accurate physics engine. The game engine integrates with the operator’s console of the Bayonet robot, taking the place of a live robot, and simulates a fully operational system. Operators interact with the simulated system
SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations, Frontier Robotics Deliver Human-AI Autonomous Training Platform
Across offshore energy, commercial maritime and defense, deploying people and equipment into subsea environments remains complex, specialist and high-risk work, with individual campaigns often exceeding USD$133,000 (£100,000) per mission. As autonomous systems become central to maritime operations, SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations Inc. and Frontier Robotics have delivered a new simulation platform that enables operators to safely train and validate AI-enabled systems before deployment at sea.Developed as part of a UK government-funded initiative awarded by the AI Security Institute, the platform
Rising expectations: A deep dive on underwater vehicles
is a growing request, if not requirement, in the subsea industry and beyond to enable work to be completed faster and over a longer period than when operated by a human. Simply put, more data points can be collected, processed and visualized. In offshore, exploration and defense applications, autonomous systems remove a level of risk by reducing dangerous or extreme situations. What's crucial, Fotheringham emphasized, is that underwater vehicles are capable of autonomy beyond sea trials. “Autonomy is expected to function in real-world conditions, not just controlled scenarios.”Underwater
Greensea IQ Launches Combat Swimmers Command and Control Interface
hard drive, supporting secure data handling and advanced mission processing. The new product is typically deployed with Greensea’s EOD Edge software framework installed. EOD Edge is a command and control suite for operators of maritime robotics. It is used to enable the supervision of autonomous systems and provides modular expansion for over-the-horizon operations, coupled control of manipulator systems, obstacle avoidance, automatic target recognition, target tracking, and advanced perception sensor processing. The controller finds additional market scalability by being robot agnostic and
New Year, New Gear: Threats, Modularity, and Agility to Drive Subsea Defense in 2026
U.S. Navy’s XL-UUV effort, Orca, remains uncertain. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has questioned whether it will transition to a program of record, and in late 2025, reporting emerged that a draft Navy plan associated with the new Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS) proposed canceling or redirecting funding for Orca as well as BlackSea Technologies’ Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC). Since Orca was conceived, Navy acquisition culture has increasingly emphasized expendability, commercial solutions, and rapid prototyping. While
SAMS Hosts Training Course for the Era of Environmental Robotics
level and intermediate to advanced level, respectively, the courses aim to help improve career prospects for researchers, engineers, planners and environmental managers.“By the end of this decade we will have seen a huge change in how we collect data. The affordability and reliability of autonomous systems means that recording data in this way is very much the current direction of travel," said Dr. Phil Anderson, who heads up the Scientific Robotics Academy. “Those who are familiar with such systems and understand their strengths and limitations will be ideally placed to not just adapt
NUWC Division Newport Looks to Build Partnerships, Hosts Rhode Island Commerce Officials
, 20 are located in Rhode Island.Partnerships will be key as Division Newport embarks on its 10-year strategic vision that centers on closing kill chains by advancing defined Capability Focus Areas (CFAs). These areas include subsea and seabed warfare, assured communications and undersea robotic and autonomous systems.As the Department of War drives reforms within its acquisition process, a move aimed at prioritizing speed and flexibility in technology delivery, Division Newport leadership understands the importance of collaboration to meet its goals and visions.After briefings with Division Newport leadership
Fincantieri, WSense Partner on Underwater Monitoring Systems
and subsea systems with WSense’s specialized expertise in underwater wireless networks and sensing technologies.The collaboration also supports the broader development of wireless subsea communications, a foundational capability for emerging applications such as persistent seabed monitoring, autonomous systems coordination, and the growing Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) ecosyste
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