Saronic, Vigor Form Alliance to Advance Autonomous Maritime Capabilities
maritime innovators with complementary capabilities, whose combined expertise can help support U.S. government and commercial customers in a rapidly changing environment.Vigor brings decades of experience in complex aluminum and small vessel fabrication, while Saronic, as one of the fastest-growing defense technology companies in the U.S., blends expertise in maritime autonomy, platform design and development, and high-rate production, enabling the rapid delivery of Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) at speed and scale.Under the agreement, Vigor and Saronic will work closely to identify opportunities to
Learning from Ukraine, Taiwan Looks to Sea Drones to Counter China
. Drawing lessons from Ukraine’s strategic use of maritime drones in the Black Sea, Taiwan is adapting similar technologies as a low-cost, high-impact defense against an increasingly assertive Chinese Navy.Off Taiwan’s eastern fishing port of Wushi, Thunder Tiger — a local defense technology company — has been testing the SeaShark 800, an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) capable of carrying 1,200 kg of explosives across distances up to 500 km. Developed under the government’s "Swift and Sudden" program, the initiative is part of a broader shift toward asymmetric
Vatn Systems Launches New AUV and Rhode Island Manufacturing Facility
Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for the US military and allies, along with commercial customers, announced the launch of its new innovative AUV-torpedo product line, the Skelmir S12, and the opening of a manufacturing facility, which is capable of producing up to 2,000 vehicles annually.The 12.75-inch diameter AUV represents a significant leap in underwater technology, offering flexibility and performance with the ability to fulfill torpedo and AUV roles in various modular configurations. Designed to be agnostically deployed from submarines
AeroVironment and BlueHalo Complete Transaction
AeroVironment, Inc. announced the successful completion of the transaction between AeroVironment, Inc. and BlueHalo, LLC, advancing its position as a global defense technology leader with integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. AV brings together proven systems and next-generation technologies to deliver integrated capabilities across every domain of modern warfare. Its systems include autonomous uncrewed systems, precision strike and defensive systems, including AV’s suite of counter-UAS solutions across radio frequency, directed energy and kinetic defeat technologi
Vatn Systems, Palantir Partner to Scale Manufacturing of AUVs for National Defense
Vatn Systems, a leading defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for the US military and allies, announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to further digitize and scale its manufacturing capabilities."Palantir's technology gives us real-time visibility into our operations, strengthening our ability to anticipate challenges, optimize resources, and deliver critical systems to our customers with unprecedented speed and precision," said Nelson Mills, co-founder and CEO of Vatn Systems.The partnership leverages Palantir's software
BIRNS, JOWO Partner
performance subsea connectors, custom cable assemblies and lighting systems, has announced an Authorized Dealer partnership with JOWO Systemtechnik AG. Based in Germany, JOWO specializes in electrical and fiber optic connectors and systems for marine and underwater applications, offshore and defense technology, broadcast solutions, aerospace engineering and hazardous areas. With the new agreement, JOWO will have exclusive representation of BIRNS subsea interconnect products and penetrator assemblies in Germany and South Korea.“JOWO’s deep expertise in advanced connectivity systems makes
Forcys and Cubedin Partner on Mine Countermeasures Technology
Underwater defense technology company Forcys and modular infrastructure company Cubedin have announced a strategic partnership to provide rapidly deployable modular mine countermeasures (MCM) solutions.Forcys integrates solutions from Chelsea Technologies, EIVA, Sonardyne, Voyis and Wavefront Systems. It will harness these capabilities to deliver highly customizable, interoperable, and containerized solutions for complex naval missions.At the core of this integration is Forcys’ MCM-in-a-box, designed and developed by EIVA. The 20-foot Cube module solution features EIVA’s remotely operated
Water Linked Introduces 3D Sonar Technology
Water Linked, a sensor and surveillance technology provider from Trondheim, Norway, is presenting a new form of 3D sonar technology at the Underwater Defense Technology exhibition this week.The Sonar 3D-15 provides real-time 3D imaging with point cloud generation, enabling live, precise and comprehensive visualization of underwater environments. Because of its high resolution and short-range capabilities it is especially useful for close-proximity operations, such as identification and classification of target types and inspection of hard to inspect areas, such as ship hulls. The Sonar 3D-15 provides
XLUUV: If You Build It, They Will Buy
edge enjoyed by Australia and our partners is narrowing.” The sense of urgency is clear. But with only a small fleet of aging attack subs, how can the RAN augment its undersea defenses in order to secure its maritime interests?Photo courtesy Cellula RoboticsEnter Anduril Industries, a U.S. defense technology company and developer of autonomous systems, who, in May, announced a partnership with the RAN to deliver three XL-AUV (extra large autonomous underwater vehicles) by 2023. Anduril’s focus has been air and force protection systems, but earlier this year the company moved into the
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