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Cellula Robotics, Integer Technologies to Advance Adaptive Mission Assurance for Multi-Vehicle Undersea Operations

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 Platform fuses high-fidelity digital twins with real-time environmental forecasting, empowering uniformed operators to assess, coordinate and adapt mission plans at the tactical edge. DIGIT COMMAND is the company's multiagent

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SYOS Introduces SU10 UUV

battery endurance or can operate indefinitely with surface power. The ultra-slim fibre-optic-enabled system delivers precise performance, supporting persistent operations in high-flow, open-sea environments. It can be launched, operated, and recovered from anywhere in the world through a satellite communications link via a surface link.The SU10 runs on AAIMS, SYOS’s proprietary autonomy software stack. Built on an open architecture, it enables operators to plan, task, and re-task multiple vehicles across domains in real time —getting vehicles to the right places, quickly, at scale.Live data

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Australian Quantum Technology to Support National Defence Strategy

A new quantum clock technology developed in Australia has now been deployed in space.Developed by QuantX Labs, TEMPO delivers up to 10 times the performance of current GNSS-based timing systems. In space, that translates to more resilient communications, more accurate navigation and harder-to-disrupt synchronization between satellites and ground systems – capabilities that matter when GPS is jammed, spoofed or unavailable.The development comes as the Australian Government released the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program last month, committing A$425 billion over the

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Blue Institute Reveals New BX6 Blue Excelerator Cohort

, advance pilot opportunities, and connect with partners across a North Atlantic innovation network that includes organizations from across New England. Participants also gain access to more than 100 mentors and speakers with expertise spanning engineering, venture development, manufacturing, communications, and finance. The organization has served as a Connector in the U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Network since 2022.Across its first five cohorts, the Blue Institute said it has supported 49 alumni companies, including 42 in climate tech-related sectors. Those alumni report an

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Evolving Strategies for Subsea Cable Security

industry comment, and this week Iain Grainger, Chief Executive of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), said: “What we are seeing reflects a broader trend: subsea infrastructure is becoming more exposed and more strategically important. These are the systems that support communications, energy supply, and financial markets. When they are disrupted, the effects are immediate and can extend well beyond national borders.”While much of the focus is on monitoring and detection, industry experience highlights that the greater challenge lies in response. Repairing subsea infrastructu

L to R: Volodimir Grebenyuk, CEO, Ascent Systems Technologies; Dr. Erigene Bakangura, CEO & Founder, Cleohydron Innovation Inc.; Michael Falcone, Regional Vice President - South Vancouver Island, RBC; Sheila Schindel, Managing Director, Commercialization & IP Programs, Innovate BC. Diana Gibson, Minister for Citizen's Services Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs & Economic Growth Dana Lajeunesse, MLA; Juan de Fuca-Malahat Jason Goldsworthy, Executive Director, COAST; Curran Crawford, Executive Directo

COAST Announces Four Successful Clean Energy Innovation Challenge Participants

(ACET) researchers to support their development goals.Ascent Systems Technologies is adapting its Autonomous Environment Monitoring and Surveillance (AEMS) platform into AEMS-COAST, a rugged, modular clean-energy unit. The system integrates renewable generation, storage, smart power management and communications to operate autonomously. The company will reconfigure and enhance the system for long-term deployment in harsh coastal and marine environments.Cleohydron Innovation Inc is developing “Hydrogen at the Edge,” a clean hydrogen production system tailored to remote coastal facilities that

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Researchers Improving Collaboration Between Divers and AUVs

?" Then, the diver can respond, "Yes, you've got it right, or no, look over here in the image to improve your classification," Miller says.This feedback loop requires an underwater acoustic modem to support diver-AUV communication. State-of-the-art data rates in underwater acoustic communications would require tens of minutes to send an uncompressed image from the AUV to the diver. So, one aspect the team is investigating is how to compress information into a minimum amount to be useful, working within the constraints of the low bandwidth and high latency of underwater communications

Two SeaTrac SP-48s in the Gulf. Credit: USM/SeaTrac Systems

A Breath of Fresh Air: USVs Map Hypoxia in the Gulf

it more versatile and robust in its data collection abilities. "Specifically for this one," Boeschenstein added, "the big development effort on our side was the winch and being able to support profiling down to the seafloor. Throughout the course of the project, layering on additional communications like the Starlink Mini was a big addition from when we first started.""It's so versatile as far as what we can put on it. We tested cameras, we tested some collision avoidance tech—a lot of different things while we ran this hypoxia mission. That just goes to show you how

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The Politics of a Subsea Data Cable Link to Antarctica

the highest density of research stations, which is being developed through funding from Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Financing and CAF Development Bank of Latin American and the Caribbean.These cables would facilitate greater research data transfer that is not reliant on satellite communications.As the Southern Ocean, including the climate-critical Antarctic Circumpolar Current, remains less researched than other bodies of water, a sensor-equipped cable would also provide a valuable platform for sustained seafloor observations and scientific data generation.However, such cables could

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