Ashtead Technology Orders Teledyne’s New Autonomous Navigation System
Teledyne Marine has secured its first orders for the Compact Navigator, the company’s new ultra-compact autonomous navigation system for subsea and surface vehicles.Ashtead Technology has placed a significant initial order, marking the first commercial adoption of what is said to be the world’s smallest and highest-performing, fully integrated autonomous navigation solution.The Compact Navigator is Teledyne Marine’s latest advancement in navigation technology, designed to deliver high-precision positioning and enhanced performance in a lightweight, ultra small form factor. The
Ocean Business: Teledyne Marine Introduces New Technologies and Solutions
Acoustic Modems' (WideBand C) data rate to 4800bits per second and enhances UTS topside systemsValeport pH – an innovative self-calibrating, highly accurate, and robust pH sensor from Teledyne ValeportIntrepid System – a GNSS/Inertial Navigation System for unmanned surface vehicles, seamlessly integrates with the SeaBat T20-ASV processor for precise positioningTeledyne Marine is also hosting live on-water and dockside demonstrations, providing attendees with a firsthand look at its cutting-edge technologies in action.On-Water Demonstrations – Experience the advanced
First Dutch Navy Mine Countermeasure Vessel Starts Sea Trials
maintained in Exail Belgium subsidiary based in Ostend.The vessels have the following characteristics:Length: 82.6mWidth: 17mDisplacement: 2,800tMaximum speed: 15.3 knotsRange: >3,500 nautical milesCrew: 63 people (base crew 33 people)Drone capabilities: Exail UMISOFT Software suite, two unmanned surface vehicles (Exail Inspector 125), three autonomous underwater vehicles (A-18 equipped with Exail UMISAS 120 sonar), two towed sonars (T-18 equipped with Exail UMISAS 240 sonar), two Mine Identification & Disposal Systems (MIDS) systems (Exail Seascan and K-Ster C), two unmanned aerial vessels (UMS
Saildrone USVs Support Mission to Secure US Southern Border
border.On the water, the US Navy and Coast Guard have moved fleets of ships into place. These agencies are responsible for securing thousands of miles of coastline and open ocean, but assets are extremely limited, and there is too much water to cover.Now, Saildrone is doubling its fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean in support of Operation Southern Spear to detect and stem the flow of illegal drugs traveling through known maritime corridors into the US.A record number of 20 high-endurance Saildrone Voyager USVs equipped with a newly upgraded sensor suite will
PODCAST - Underwater Robotics: Giving Marine Scientists Superpowers
in 1998, a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Sydney in 1999, and a Ph.D. in marine sciences from the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences in 2004. His research interests include coastal and estuarine morphodynamics, sediment transport, hydrodynamics, autonomous underwater, aerial and surface vehicles, seafloor mapping, and geoacoustics.Tune in and subscribe here
OPT Wraps Up Second Set of WAM-V Trials US Navy
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed the second set of exercises for several of its WAM-V autonomous surface vehicles during the Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds (MAPG) as part of Project Overmatch.The tests are part of the previously announced follow-on contract as a subcontractor to EpiSci and Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Project Overmatch.Under this contract, OPT continues to enhance the operational capability of its autonomous maritime technologies to support the U.S. military and its allies. The first set of exercises was concluded over the summer and the completion of
Open Ocean Robotics Gets $2M Boost to Scale Up Commercial Ops
Capital, a Canadian impact venture fund, with participation from Katapult Ocean, Alacrity Canada, DTN Ventures, individual investors, and PacifiCan.The funds will support product and technological advancements, geographic expansion into Southeast Asia, and scaling manufacturing of its uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs).Open Ocean Robotics provides ocean monitoring solutions that are solar-powered, which enables its USVs to operate at sea for months at a time, collecting data with a suite of sensors without producing GHG emissions, noise pollution, or risking oil spills.“With this funding, we will
SubSeaSail Receives National Security Innovation Capital Award
SubSeaSail, Inc. (SSS), a San Diego based developer of unique, patented autonomous undersea and surface vehicles, announced it has received an award from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) to help move its semi-submersible HORUS vehicle through manufacturing engineer design and long duration testing into mass production (contract manufacturing) as rapidly as possible. The multi-million dollar award from NSIC will help reduce the time to market for the SSS HORUS vehicle. SSS is focused on design, prototype development, testing and sensor package
OPT Teams Up with Brazilin Institute for Autonomous Ocean Developments
advance autonomous ocean developments.OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil, will jointly explore blue economy opportunities including deployment of WAM-V autonomous and unmanned surface vehicles and Next Generation PowerBuoys equipped with AI capable Merrows.The agreement follows recent discussions between SENAI and OPT in Brazil."As we continue our growth, we are excited to partner with SENAI to explore supporting the development and deployment of ocean technologies into Brazil
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