Viridien Gets On Board Integrated Multi-Client Data Project off Malta
dataset for the country’s offshore area.By revitalizing existing seismic and well data, this project will advance the understanding and promotion of Malta’s offshore petroleum potential in the Central Mediterranean.Through this agreement, Viridien will deploy its high-end imaging technologies and advanced workflows to significantly enhance data quality and subsurface insight.A regional geological study, based on this newly integrated dataset, will also provide a much clearer view of the petroleum systems and prospectivity of Malta’s offshore acreage, supporting future licensing
Advanced Navigation Appoints New APAC Head
forefront of national and commercial interests across the region.”Toscan is uniquely qualified to lead this crucial expansion. She joins Advanced Navigation after nearly two decades of supporting Defence, Federal Government, and industry in the procurement, delivery, and employment of advanced technologies critical to Australia’s national interests.Her career highlights showcase a powerful blend of military discipline and commercial acumen:Anduril Industries: Director of Strategy and Commercial, leading growth across the air, land, sea, and space domainsGoogle: Account Executive, introducing
HII Expands Portchester, UK Facility for Unmanned Systems
in the United Kingdom and increases capacity and support for the U.K. Royal Navy and European partners that operate the REMUS line of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).In addition to supporting regional unmanned customers, the Portchester facility will serve as a European hub for HII’s Mission Technologies division, enabling customer support for U.S. combatant commands and allied missions. The site will provide operational, technical, and logistics support to deploy, sustain, and integrate electronic warfare and C5ISR systems, fleet modernization efforts, artificial intelligence capabilities, and
Clear Water Systems to Tackle Algal Blooms with HydroSurv USV
(USV), offering a capable and adaptable platform for hosting specialist environmental payloads, including Clear Water Systems’ SlipStream processor, during trials.The 3.5 meter electric vessel features a 24kWh battery-electric powertrain driving twin 5kW steerable pod drives from Rim Drive Technologies, delivering quiet, emission-free operation with exceptional maneuverability and endurance. The REAV-35 builds upon HydroSurv’s established family of USVs proven in environmental monitoring and water quality applications across the UK.This initiative marks a step toward climate resilience
Babcock, Frankenburg Partner on Counter‑Drone Maritime Defense System
Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore development of a new maritime counter‑drone air defense system in response to the rise of one‑way attack drones.Under the agreement, the partners will work on a cost‑effective, containerized platform for launching Frankenburg’s new low‑cost missiles, designed specifically to defend against one‑way attack drones. The capability is intended to offer affordable, scalable, kinetic solutions to protect military personnel and critical national infrastructure across Europe.Frankenburg’s engineering
Vatn Systems Acquires Crewless Marine
acoustic sensing and signal processing.Founded by former Navy engineers, Crewless Marine brings experience in torpedo acoustic systems, hydrophone manufacturing, and real-time signal processing. The acquisition strengthens Vatn's strategy to vertically integrate its tech stack to control critical technologies, reduce supply chain dependencies, and accelerate development cycles for autonomous systems. Additionally, Crewless is executing on a Navy SBIR for "AI/ML Multi-Sensor/Multi-Target Localization."As part of the transaction, Crewless Marine co-founder Steve Bordonaro, PhD, will join Vatn
Subsea Expo 2026 to Showcase "Next Wave" of Underwater Innovation
a wide range of topics, including late life management, underwater robotics, data and digitalization and what the next decade of subsea innovation will look like. A wide range of companies and organizations will feature in the exhibition hall at the event, where they will showcase the latest technologies from across the underwater industry, which is worth USD$12.66 billion (£9.4 billion) annually to the UK economy. Highlights of the exhibition space will include RockSalt Subsea's Fast Rescue Daughter Craft (FRDC) Falcon 1 and Tool Tech's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Stealth Skid
OPT to Deploy Multiple PowerBuoys for US Coast Guard
Ocean Power Technologies has secured a contract worth more than $5 million to deploy and operate multiple maritime surveillance buoys for a U.S. Coast Guard mission under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The contract covers the delivery and operation of MERROWS-equipped PowerBuoy systems to support a demonstration aimed at providing persistent maritime domain awareness off the coast of San Diego, California. Near-term delivery will include four maritime surveillance-equipped PowerBuoy platforms.The buoys will be integrated into the Department of Homeland Security’s chosen command, control
Viridien Kicks Off Multi-Client Reimaging Program off Malaysia
French seismic firm Viridien has announced a new basin-scale reimaging program within the hydrocarbon-prolific Balingian-Luconia-Baram basins, in collaboration with Petronas, through Malaysia Petroleum Management.Viridien will leverage its imaging technologies to reimage 44,000 km2 of legacy 3D seismic data, starting in January 2026 with a basin-wide post-stack merge to deliver early data and key insights for further high-end reimaging.Prefunding is now open, allowing early participants to access initial results and benefit from enhanced imaging beneath complex carbonate sequences and resolve long-stand
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