Teledyne Expands Maritime Tech Solutions Portfolio with Latest Acquisition
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has completed the acquisition of the TransponderTech business from Saab.The newly acquired business Teledyne FLIR TransponderTech will join Teledyne’s Raymarine, FLIR Marine, ChartWorld and Teledyne CARIS brands, broadening the group’s maritime technology solutions.Based outside of Linköping Sweden, the company will market its products and solutions as FLIR TransponderTech.The brand will continue developing and delivering Automatic Identification System (AIS), VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies
Lockheed Martin Invests $50M in Saildrone to Advance USV Capabilities for US Navy
. I wanted to share the journey that brought us here and how Saildrone’s unique solutions have evolved through our experiences.The first Saildrone USV sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii in 2013, covering 2,200 nautical miles in just 33 days. Utilizing one of the world’s oldest technologies, sail power, but in a modern incarnation, we had proven we were able to provide near infinite endurance, to facilitate access to any part of our unfrozen oceans. The numerous applications for such a capability were immediately obvious to me, with defense and security applications at the top of
Fincantieri, NextGeo Shake Hands on USVs for Offshore Energy Sector
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary IDS – Ingegneria dei Sistemi, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) to jointly develop unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and related technologies for the oil and gas and renewable energy industries.The partnership aims to advance next-generation autonomous surface platforms optimized for open-sea operations, environmental monitoring, inspection, and offshore infrastructure integrity management.The collaboration will focus on evolving IDS’s Surface Advanced Naval Drone (SAND) project and creating a new USV model designed
Microscopic Wave Machine Mimics Ocean Waves
metres long to study shallow-water dynamics such as tsunamis and rogue waves,” Bowen said. “But these facilities only reach a fraction of the complexity of waves found in nature.“Turbulence and nonlinear wave motion shape the weather, climate, and even the efficiency of clean-energy technologies like wind farms. Our miniature device amplifies the nonlinearities that drive these complex behaviours by more than 100,000 times. Being able to study these effects at chip scale – with quantum-level precision – could transform how we understand and model them.”Bowen said the
Fincantieri Launches Underwater Drone
said.In the subsea sector, Fincantieri has been working with several Italian companies, including state-controlled aerospace and defence group Leonardo LDOF.MI.Last year the shipbuilder signed a commercial deal with energy contractor Saipem SPMI.MI - which develops specific technologies for subsea drones.Earlier on Thursday, Saipem's CEO said that the group would continue developing its technology and would continue pursuing commercial opportunities with Fincantieri, dispelling media reports that it was considering selling its underwater drones business to the shipbuilder
One Fish, Two Fish
Aquaculture plays an important role for the world, feeding billions around the planet. As the climate changes, fish stocks decrease and migrate to warmer waters, threatening species and global food security. Companies are adapting their technologies to combat these issues, including developing solutions to provide farmers with insight on fish health and welfare, encouraging sustainable farming practices, and adjusting to climate impacts. FiiZKFiiZK specializes in closed fish farming technology in sea, and specifically in post smolt (salmon) production facilities. They provide a complete solution
Gulf Blue Navigator Program Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 4
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Gulf Blue Navigator Program is now accepting applications for Cohort 4, which begins in January 2026. This four-month accelerator is designed to help post-pilot, blue-tech startups scale their technologies by connecting them with key partners across government, industry, and academia.Unlike traditional startup accelerators, the Gulf Blue Navigator takes a hands-on approach to foster collaboration among federal and state agencies, research institutions, and private industry. Participants gain access to state-of-the-art research facilities, wet-labs
Hefring Marine, Northern Ireland Fishermen’s Federation Partner to Advance Fishery Operations
guidance on vessel handling in challenging sea conditions.As part of the rollout, fishermen will undergo training to ensure they can easily access, understand, and apply the system’s data insights. The project will also provide valuable baseline data to explore future adoption of alternative technologies and sustainable fishing practices.If successful, the pilot will form the foundation for a long-term strategy to modernize vessel operations across the Northern Irish fleet and potentially beyond
FET Books Two Work-Class ROV Order from Nigerian Oil and Gas Firm
Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) subsea product line has secured a contract to provide two of its new generation work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the XLX EVO III, to Nigerian oil and gas firm Marine Platforms (MPL).The contract win marks the first sale of FET’s XLX EVO III, which is an ultra-heavy-duty ROV.Designed to undertake a broad spectrum of underwater tasks, the 4000 m ROVs will be equipped with larger thrusters for increased through water performance and an improved buoyancy package, facilitating a 350kg payload.They will also boast a new bolted frame, now CNC machined
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