MASS Momentum: Making Maritime Autonomy Technology Fit for Purpose
experience while also building trust among crew, operators, regulators and other stakeholders.Bridging Human Factors Engineering and Training GapsHuman Factors Engineering (HFE) remains one of the most significant challenges in the progression toward autonomous maritime operations. While many emerging technologies must consider how they influence human activity, autonomy is fundamentally built around human involvement. Every autonomous function interacts with human decision-making, oversight and intervention, which means the human element cannot be treated as an afterthought.Current HFE gaps for autonomous
Royal Navy Trials Quantum Clock
In the first-of-its-kind trials, the Royal Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office worked with SAAB and quantum technology experts Aquark Technologies to further test the company’s AQlock.The cold atom clock does not rely on traditional timing information provided by conventional global navigation satellite systems. Instead, atoms inside are slowed down at very low temperatures and detect any changes by comparing the frequency of the clock to those atoms, allowing for ultra-precise timing.Already tested at sea for three days with HMS Pursuer last year, the latest trials saw
MTCOM: Building the Connected Port of Tomorrow
Ports are evolving from traditional infrastructure into intelligent, interconnected ecosystems. The MTCOM initiative is driving this transformation by developing technologies that enable the port of the future.Co-financed by the Regional Programme – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Liguria 2021–2027, MTCOM brings together EdgeLab, SMARTY, Sitep Italia, InfoCom, the University of Genoa and the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa), combining expertise to develop innovative technologies for next-generation port environments.At its core, MTCOM envisions the port as a
L3Harris Opens Rhode Island Facility to Support Naval Readiness
L3Harris Technologies has opened a new 50,000-square-foot maritime production facility at ProvPort in Providence, marking the completion of a $6 million investment to design, produce and deliver advanced undersea training systems for the U.S. Navy and allied forces.The site will strengthen Rhode Island’s longstanding U.S. Navy and maritime industrial base with additional jobs through local partnerships, port operations and specialized maritime services, including partnering with Waterson Terminal Services to leverage local Longshoremen expertise in supporting offshore wind cable management.
Hybrid Navy Extravaganza
billions of dollars, not millions, billions of dollars, and they are buying traditional shipyards. They are turning them into modern factories that are geared towards high production, low cost, rapid production.” He points to Magnet Defense’s acquisition of Metal Shark and Saronic Technologies’ acquisition of Gulf Craft as examples.The U.S. 2026 budgets included a long-term forecast for fleet building until 2056 with a clear focus on medium USVs, says Lewis, after earlier spending on small vessels suited to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “The medium USVs
Jaia Robotics to Deliver Aquatic Drones in US Marine Corps Contract
.This contract will provide the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with an initial operating capability to rapidly characterize beach landing sites and other littoral environments while keeping the warfighter out of harm's way.The award supports the DoD's mission to accelerate the deployment of advanced technologies that are force multipliers for our warfighters. Designed for rapid fielding, JaiaBot systems allow operators to scale from singleRasset missions to synchronized, multi@vehicle operations within minutes. Their low cost and minimal training burden enable Marine units to collect large quantities
Romulus USV Passes Critical Military Test
planning, collaborative behaviors, and multi-domain autonomous operations while allowing operators to rapidly integrate autonomy across multiple vehicle types and increasingly complex missions in contested environments.Its service-based design enables seamless integration with other mission-enabling technologies, enhancing mission effectiveness through AI-enabled contact recognition, identification, and edge-based decision-making.In a memorandum to HII, DIU stated: "The HII Watcher sUSV has successfully demonstrated its appropriateness to address the Department of the Navy’s operational need
Petroseismic Deploys Sercel Seismic Survey Technology in Chile
Sercel announced that a comprehensive suite of its seismic acquisition technologies is being deployed by Petroseismic, on behalf of Chilean national energy company ENAP, to acquire a large-scale, high-density land seismic survey in Chile. To help ensure a smooth project startup and optimal operational performance, Sercel supported ENAP and Petroseismic with specialized survey services, including a vibrator audit program and its Train & Launch services, providing technical and geophysical expertise, operational guidance and workforce training throughout the mobilization phase. As the project
Raytheon’s HADALUS UUV Performs for U.S. Navy
Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies (CET) have successfully demonstrated the undersea launch capabilities of HADALUS, a new, low-cost, long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV).During a recent U.S. Navy exercise, the UUV completed a series of at-sea missions on a Navy undersea test range, successfully demonstrating its undersea launch capabilities while submerged. This marks the first time the U.S. Navy has seen this integrated capability in the water and points toward a future where a single unmanned undersea platform can perform detect, reacquire and engage functions within one mission.
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