Robosys Validates VOYAGER AI Maritime Autonomy Software
.Conducted within MARIN's simulation and assessment environment, the evaluation subjected VOYAGER AI to independently defined benchmark scenarios representing many of the collision avoidance situations encountered during routine commercial operations.Designed to challenge autonomous navigation systems across the full spectrum of COLREGencounter types and operational complexity, the benchmark program included head-on encounters, crossing situations, overtaking manoeuvres, single, dual and multi-target interactions, mission recovery following collision avoidance actions, and independent assessment
Sonardyne Expands SPRINT-Nav into Family of Navigation Products
Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has expanded its industry-leading SPRINT-Nav technology into a complete, scalable family of underwater navigation systems for marine robots, built around a single shared architecture.For more than a decade, SPRINT-Nav has combined the key sensors needed for underwater navigation in a single pre-calibrated instrument. This has helped subsea vehicle teams around the world to save space, reduce build complexity and lower integration risk.Now the SPRINT-Nav family has expanded, providing higher performance to the smallest vehicles and extending how far the largest
Royal Navy Trials Quantum Clock
rebroadcast nodes.Aquark Technologies delivered two “quantum” atomic clocks to two locations; the clocks then provided the radar on Portsdown Hill with information normally gathered from traditional navigational systems.In a step further, the trials then mimicked spoofing or jamming of navigation systems which can be vulnerable to outside tampering.The Giraffe 1X radar operators, using a network spanning several pieces of software and hardware, were able to observe these manipulations of their system including deliberate misalignment of timestamps.As well as the Royal Navy and Aquark, Saab
KONGSBERG Supplies Technology Suite for NIOZ RV Anna Weber-van Bosse
island of Texel in early March, the 80-meter newbuild has been outfitted with a range of innovations including HiPAP acoustic positioning systems, EM304 and EM2040 multibeam echosounders, TOPAS sub-bottom profiling technology, advanced echosounders for water column observation, and Seapath inertial navigation systems.The solutions will deliver a vast range of high-resolution data, and operational stability, helping scientists conduct vital research into climate change, ocean circulation, marine biodiversity, and more.The RV Anna Weber-van Bosse has been designed to house up to 30 scientists in ‘a
Australia Invests in Undersea Navigation Technology Development
work underwater, while technologies such as sonar can reveal a vessel’s location.The Undersea Navigation Challenge asked Australian companies for innovative solutions to the challenge of autonomously navigating underwater. They needed to create small size, low weight, low power and low cost navigation systems suitable for autonomous underwater vehicles, which can operate independently for extended periods.The Undersea Navigation Challenge is a joint effort across Defence, with support provided by Defence Science and Technology Group, Joint Capabilities Group and the Royal Australian Navy
Intruder Alert: Ports Face a Range of Underwater Threats
for reconnaissance or payloads designed to damage ships or infrastructure, all without risking human life. Their low acoustic signatures make them difficult to detect in the acoustically cluttered environments typical of busy ports, and they can infiltrate harbors autonomously using advanced navigation systems. And the growing affordability and accessibility of UUV technologies means underwater strike capabilities are no longer limited to specialized military units, and may increasingly enter the toolkit of both state and non-state actors.As these risks grow, coastal installations are increasingly
Cellula Robotics Selects Sonardyne for Long-Range AUVs
Autonomous subsea robotic systems developer Cellula Robotics has chosen Sonardyne navigation and positioning technology for its long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) platforms.The company has ordered multiple Sonardyne SPRINT-Nav X navigation systems - Sonardyne's highest grade and underwater navigation system.The company has also selected Sonardyne’s AvTrak 6 for tracking, communications and mission control. Part of the package/purchase is multiple Sonardyne Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) positioning and communications systems for both AUV end users and demonstration and
Exail Supplies LBL Positioning Systems for Deepwater Projects in Brazil and Angola
, supporting subsea construction, offshore infrastructure installation, and survey operations in complex environments at depths of up to 4,000 meters.In Brazil, for a major ultra-deepwater gas development, Exail is supplying a network of 56 Canopus acoustic transponders paired with Rovins inertial navigation systems (INS). This installation establishes the primary subsea positioning reference required for the field’s critical construction phases. In Angola, on a mature offshore oil field, Exail’s technology is supporting the expansion of existing subsea infrastructure. By interfacing Ramses
Ashtead Technology Places New Order for Sonardyne’s Fusion 2 Platform
and wireless structure deflection monitoring.These features significantly reduce transponder count, vessel time and operational costs while ensuring centimetric accuracy in subsea positioning.As well as Compatt 6+ and ROVNav 6+ Ashtead Technology’s expanded fleet now includes SPRINT-Nav navigation systems, Nano transponders and RT 6 acoustic releases.Together, these technologies form the most capable and compatible subsea positioning and navigation solutions available in their fleet. "Fusion 2 represents five decades of pioneering innovation at Sonardyne, driven by our goal to make
August 2026
