NUWC Division Newport Leaders Provide Wartime Readiness Insight During Workshop
are the key to overcoming production and maintenance challenges that impact the fleet.For Division Newport, where the mission includes developing and sustaining undersea warfare systems, those realities reinforce the need to align early and often with companies that design, build and maintain critical technologies.Chad Hennings, former Division Newport commanding officer, focused his remarks on decision speed inside the system itself. Hennings, who now works on wartime readiness initiatives as the Wartime Acquisition Response Plans (WARP) lead, said moving from a command leadership position into a role
SAMS Hosts Training Course for the Era of Environmental Robotics
Robotics Academy, based at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will host two courses this March: "Environmental monitoring using autonomous platforms" and "Applied photogrammetry for environmental monitoring."The courses come amid the rapid expansion of twin technologies of AI and robotics, which are transforming the way tasks such as survey work and species identification can be completed.Based at beginner to intermediate level and intermediate to advanced level, respectively, the courses aim to help improve career prospects for researchers, engineers, planners
NYK Invests in USV Startup Oceanic Constellations
and social implementation of USVs will enable the creation of new marine infrastructure that contributes to addressing societal challenges such as ocean surveillance, disaster prevention, and communications, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the entire maritime industry.In addition to its USV technologies, OC possesses strong capabilities in integrated environmental simulation technologies that realistically reproduce the marine environment, essential for USV operations. These technologies can also be leveraged to verify feasibility and improve accuracy in developing an offshore recovery system
Transocean-Valaris Tie-Up to Create $17B Offshore Drilling Major with 73 Rigs
companies, is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, customary closing conditions and shareholder approvals.“This transaction creates a very attractive investment in the offshore drilling industry, differentiated by the best fleet, proven people, leading technologies, and unequalled customer service.“The powerful combination is well-timed to capitalize on an emerging, multi-year offshore drilling upcycle. Investors and our global customers will benefit from our expanded fleet of best-in-class, high-specification rigs. We have identified more than $200
NUWC Division Newport Looks to Build Partnerships, Hosts Rhode Island Commerce Officials
discussions and tours at the warfare center on January 16.Also visiting Division Newport were James Bennett, president and chief executive officer of the R.I. Commerce Corp.; Christopher Albert, the state director for U.S. Sen. Jack Reed; and Kevin Czinger, founder and executive chairman of Divergent Technologies, a California-based additive manufacturing company.In fiscal year 2025, Division Newport executed 2,370 contract actions worth $1.27 billion in obligations, including $300 million small business obligations. Stephen Lamb, head of the Contracts Department, said his group is exploring more nontraditional
Wins For Companies Across UK at Annual Subsea Expo Awards in Aberdeen
scales, demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the UK underwater industry’s supply chain, which supports around 52,000 jobs.The Small Company of the Year Award – for a business with fewer than 50 employees – was won by Aberdeen firm HPR ROV. The award, sponsored by Deepsea Technologies, recognized the performance of the specialist subsea inspection and light intervention provider.Aberdeen-based MacArtney UK, which offers design, engineering and project management services to a range of marine markets and is the UK arm of global underwater technology provider MacArtney, was named
MRECo Develops Two Marine Energy Test Sites in Massachusetts
of New England (MRECo) is developing and improving two ocean testing sites in Massachusetts: the Bourne Tidal Test Site (BTTS) in the Cape Cod Canal and the Cuttyhunk Test Range (CTR) off Cuttyhunk Island.Together, these sites give innovators a safe, affordable, and permitted way to deploy new ocean technologies in the water, bridging the gap between lab experiments and real-world use.The Bourne Tidal Test Site, located in the Cape Cod Canal, is a platform built specifically for testing tidal energy devices and marine sensors in fast-moving water. The site allows engineers and researchers to see how their
Fincantieri, WSense Partner on Underwater Monitoring Systems
Fincantieri has signed a strategic agreement with Italian deep-tech company WSense to jointly develop and commercialize advanced wireless technologies for underwater applications, strengthening the shipbuilder’s position in subsea monitoring and protection systems.The agreement covers both the co-development of wireless underwater communication solutions and a commercial framework for deploying the technology in environmental monitoring and infrastructure integrity applications through Fincantieri Infrastructure.Under the partnership, Fincantieri will integrate WSense’s wireless technologies
Teledyne Demonstrates Autonomous Systems for Anti-Submarine Warfare in the North Atlantic
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that, from January 17 through January 22, it conducted an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) demonstration in Icelandic waters using its autonomous underwater vehicles, including the Slocum Sentinel Glider with a 60-meter-long passive acoustic towed array, the Slocum G3 Glider with integrated Teledyne Benthos acoustic communications, and two Advanced Profiling Explorer (APEX) floats fitted with ambient noise Passive Acoustic MonitoringSeveral NATO members were in attendance to witness the trials which were conducted from the Teledyne Gavia facility located in
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