BAE Reflects One Year after Takeover of Riptide
One year ago, the FAST Labs R&D arm of BAE Systems announced the acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, with the goal to pair Riptide’s unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) with BAE's mission system capabilities in autonomy, navigation, communications, sensor processing and electronic warfare, among others. The Riptide family of UUVs includes three offerings: the 4.875” diameter (25 lbs.) micro, the 7.5" diameter (65 to 120 lbs.) 1MP (man-portable) unit and the 9" (9.375”) diameter (120 to 240 lbs.) 2MP. The family of unmanned vehicles are designed to
Good Undersea Vehicles Come in Small Packages
;cut the cord” have additional options.Effective AUVs have become smaller, and more affordable, in recent years. As with their ROV cousins there are multiple examples to consider. The modern “micro” AUV is perhaps best associated with the products of BAE Systems, formerly Riptide Autonomous Solutions. Riptide is a story of small vehicles and rapid growth. Founded in 2015 Riptide quickly delivered a compact AUV offering.Riptide’s first product was the micro-UUV, a highly flexible, open source autonomous undersea vehicle that provided a state-of-the-art, low cost solution well
BAE Systems Acquires Riptide
BAE Systems, Inc. has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a Plymouth, Mass.-based provider of unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) technology and solutions.Specializing in small UUVs, Riptide’s platforms are deigned to be sophisticated yet simple, efficient and highly flexible, offering performance discriminators within this domain that include greater depth, range, endurance and speed.“Adding Riptide's technological capabilities will position us to provide customers unmatched flexibility by offeringa family of UUVs and integrated payload solutionscapab
Subsea: The Future of Unmanned Vehicles
a standard endurance of over 30 hours on alkaline batteries, it is an extremely capable platform. Riptide is currently in the process of fabricating their first series of deeper rated micro-UUVs. Stay tuned for more from this innovative micro-UUV developer.” Jeffrey M. Smith, President, Riptide Autonomous Solutions“Riptide is working with numerous undersea sensor providers to bring new capabilities forward to the market affordably and efficiently,” said Jeffrey M. Smith, President, Riptide Autonomous Solutions. “The micro-UUV offers a great deal of flexibility for the payloads it
Oi ‘Voices’: Jeff Smith, Riptide
edition, Marine Technology Reporter published a supplement celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Oceanology International, the subsea industry's largest global conference & exhibition. We asked industry leaders to weigh in on the value of Oi, and here we feature Jeff Smith, President, Riptide Autonomous Solutions:“Riptide is a relatively young Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) company and, as such, has participated in only one Oceanology International. Our experience was beyond all expectations. We met many potential customers from various countries worldwide and found that the results completely
Unmanned Vehicles: 25 Years of Milestones
new payload modules that are backwards-compatible with AUVs built before the payload sensors were available. This has been demonstrated with AUVs delivered in 2008 employing new payload modules built in 2018, a full ten years later.Teledyne’s Gavia Modular AUV (Courtesy Teledyne Marine)Riptide Autonomous Solutions has built a family of AUVs. It started with a microUUV and have expanded to larger and deep-rated variants. But it is what is on the inside that matters. Employing the latest developments in electronics and software makes Riptide vehicles especially flexible. Their architecture features
Riptide Establishes Canadian Subsidiary
U.S.-based autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) manufacturer Riptide Autonomous Solutions announced its first international expansion with the creation of Riptide Autonomous Solutions Canada. Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Riptide Canada is being established to support the increasing demand in Canada and abroad for affordable, flexible AUV systems.Leonard Baker, Riptide Canada’s Director, said “I’m tremendously happy to be starting the next iteration of Riptide in an exciting location with a significant demand and market expansion underway. We are looking to continue the steep
Riptide Selects Teledyne RD Instruments DVL
Underwater vehicle manufacturer Riptide Autonomous Solutions has selected Teledyne RD Instruments’ (TRDI) new ultra-compact 600 kHz Pathfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) to provide precision navigation capability for a recent Micro-UUV order for the U.S. Navy.The Pathfinder delivers a small form factor, advanced features and Teledyne’s extensive track-record for delivering proven navigation solutions. Riptide’s Micro-UUV has quickly gained favor within the marine industry for its highly flexible, open source design, which provides users with an affordable platform well suited for new
Taking UUVs Faster, Further & Deeper
Micro-UUV Technology is FlexibleIn 2015, veterans of the conventional UUV sector set out to change the dynamics of the industry, founding Riptide Autonomous Solutions. Riptide’s first product was the micro-UUV, a new, highly flexible, open source autonomous undersea vehicle that provides a state-of-the-art, low cost solution ideally suited for developers of autonomy and behaviors, power systems, subsea sensors, and other new payloads. The micro-UUV features open hardware and software interfaces giving users a reliable and robust platform to advance technology development. The vehicle design is
February 2024
