SEA.AI Awarded Spanish Tender for Marine Mammal Detection
, TMS Maritime Solutions, includes the delivery of seven SEA.AI systems for deployment across a range of vessels and operational environments. The initiative will improve the detection and monitoring of marine mammals, particularly whales, while enabling broader evaluation of advanced sensing technologies in real-world conditions.Scientists and authorities are working to better understand their behavior, which poses risks to both vessels and threatened populations. By combining optical and thermal imaging with artificial intelligence, SEA.AI systems enable continuous, real-time detection and classificat
Davie and Kraken Team Up on Autonomous Vessels
represents a leap in our evolution as a next-generation maritime industrial leader. The future of maritime security will see crewed and autonomous vessels operating seamlessly across vast distances in the world’s most contested environments. Kraken brings world-class autonomous vessel technologies. Davie brings scale, advanced shipbuilding infrastructure and a record of delivering mission-critical vessels on time and on budget.”Lindsey Kettel, President, Davie Shipbuilding, said: “By combining innovative technologies with Canadian industrial expertise, this collaboration exemplifies
COVE, The Launch Support National Autonomous Maritime Defense Field Trials
environment for detecting and tracking underwater targets.With a focus on underwater domain awareness, the CATS-M trial series is part of an ongoing collaboration between COVE and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to support maritime testing and validation of innovative technologies with industry partners. This CATS-M trial integrated solutions from several COVE ecosystem partners, including Open Ocean Robotics, JASCO Applied Sciences, and General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada.The CATS-M trial series is a critical step in advancing Canadian capabilities in autonomous maritime
Cellula Robotics, Integer Technologies to Advance Adaptive Mission Assurance for Multi-Vehicle Undersea Operations
Cellula Robotics, a global leader in long-range, long-duration autonomous undersea vehicles, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Integer Technologies, a provider of mission assurance and reliability software for maritime operations. The agreement establishes a cooperative framework to layer Integer's DIGIT COMMAND operator software with Cellula's mission control software for its advanced unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) platforms, enhancing mission reliability for customers operating in communications-constrained environments.Integer's DIGIT Mission Assurance
Phoenix International Expands into Rocket Booster Recovery Sector
.With decades of subsea recovery and offshore operations experience, Phoenix delivers rapid booster location and identification, detailed inspection and documentation, ROV-assisted recovery, and post-recovery engineering coordination. Phoenix's integrated marine operations and advanced subsea technologies position the company to support the rapidly growing space industry with dependable recovery solutions worldwide
SubSea Craft Expands Operations to Virginia Beach
;s most concentrated maritime and defense ecosystems. As part of its expansion, the company anticipates hiring for a range of positions spanning leadership, operations, field engineering, and technicians.Founded in the United Kingdom, SubSea Craft develops next-generation maritime platforms and technologies designed to support modern naval and defense operations in complex maritime environments.Virginia Beach will serve as a strategic location for the company as it continues expanding engagement with U.S. defense stakeholders, maritime industry partners, and technology collaborators, including local
Australia Invests in Undersea Navigation Technology Development
will design and build technology that helps autonomous underwater vehicles identify their position in environments where GPS signals cannot reach or are unavailable.Navigating beneath the ocean surface is challenging because GPS signals cannot be relied on in conflict and do not work underwater, while technologies such as sonar can reveal a vessel’s location.The Undersea Navigation Challenge asked Australian companies for innovative solutions to the challenge of autonomously navigating underwater. They needed to create small size, low weight, low power and low cost navigation systems suitable for
NOAA, Partners to Map Seafloor Off the Cook Islands
This summer, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct an expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to map, explore and characterize deep waters off the coast of the Cook Islands. The effort is in partnership with the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority.Using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), mapping technologies and onsite sensors, the team will explore abyssal plains and the Manihiki Plateau. Operations will include imaging and sampling the seabed and water column to compare a variety of deep-ocean habitat types.The 28-day expedition will take place in July and August 2026. While the expedition is underway
Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils FirstLook 125 Throwable Recon Robot
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at SOF Week the official launch of its new FirstLook 125 throwable personal reconnaissance robot.The FirstLook 125 unmanned ground system delivers real-time visual, thermal, and audio situational awareness across complex terrain, lowering force risk and enabling faster decision-making.Purpose‑built for coordinated ground‑air missions, FirstLook 125 shares a common controller and operational architecture with Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Black Hornet 4 nano‑drone. This enables a single user to deploy and manage both systems
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