FAU Receives Grant to Transform Underwater Robotic Communication
Florida Atlantic University has been awarded a $1 million grant through the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, a trilateral defense innovation initiative supported by Australia’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, the United Kingdom’s Defense and Security Accelerator, and the United States Defense Innovation Unit.The project, led by FAU’s Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (CA-AI) in collaboration with Hydromea, a Swiss pioneer in visible-light optics, was selected from a highly competitive pool of proposals submitted by universities, research institutions
REGENT’s Seaglider Set for Japan Take Off with New Certification Process
develop new passenger and cargo transportation markets for Seagliders and will combine their operational experience with REGENT's technology to support safe and reliable deployment.Under the agreement, Lloyd's Register, which has partnered with REGENT to certify Seaglider vessels outside the United States, will serve as an independent third-party advisor providing technical, safety and regulatory guidance.The four parties will work to establish a framework for certification and approval processes in Japan, with MOL also engaging relevant government authorities as part of efforts to commercialize
A Double-Sided Trident: Dual-Use Environmental Data Underpins Subsea Defense
the Ministry of Defense headquartered on the Kola Bay, which is also known to operate a fleet of special-purpose submarines and deep-sea submersibles. Yantar has been observed operating near critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic, North, and Irish Seas, and even off the southeast coast of United States near Naval Submarine Base King’s Bay, home to U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines. Equipped with a wide range of sophisticated crewed and uncrewed deep diving submersibles, Yantar is capable of mapping, imaging, as well as inspecting, deploying, or manipulating objects on the sea floor
Viridien Appoints Former SLB Executive as CEO
. He brings more than 27 years of experience in the energy sector, including leadership positions at SLB, where he served as president and vice president across four major global businesses.His career has included operational management and global leadership roles across Europe, Africa, Russia and the United States, overseeing technology portfolios, service and project operations, mergers and acquisitions integration activities, and business growth initiatives.Berg holds a master's degree in Thermal Energy and Fluid Mechanics and a master's degree in Management for the Oil and Gas Industry.
OceanSight Expands Global Dealer Network with Six New Regional Partners
assessment, seafloor minerals, and defense applications across global offshore and marine markets.Newly appointed channel partners for OFG include:Codevintec — Italy & GreeceNOR Group - NorwayOCEANTECH - KoreaSamhitha Marine — IndiaSES (Survey Equipment Services) - United StatesSubTop- France & Francophone Afric
AUKUS to Develop UUVs, Delivery Set for 2027
The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral AUKUS defence pact, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters on Saturday.AUKUS said in a joint statement that delivery of the vehicles will start in 2027.The program will improve the three nations' reconnaissance and strike capabilities, "and bolster superiority in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, mine countermeasures, electronic warfare, and contested littoral manoeuvre," the statement added. The program comes under AUKUS's so-called
NOAA, Partners to Map Seafloor Off the Cook Islands
of the nation’s marine environment and inform the collection and development of marine critical minerals off the Cook Islands coast. This expedition advances the mission outlined in the Executive Order "Unleashing America’s Offshore Minerals and Resources," which calls upon the United States to strengthen relationships with partners interested in responsibly developing seabed minerals in their national jurisdictions
Cellula Robotics, Metron to Advance Undersea Capability for the US Defense Market
Cellula Robotics US Inc. and Metron, Inc. have signed a 10-year agreement to deliver a combined solution for the United States defense market, bringing together Cellula's commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) platforms with Metron's best-in-class adaptive mission autonomy and decades of proven undersea warfare and maritime domain expertise.Building on their successful collaboration to date, including work supporting the Defense Innovation Unit's CAMP project, the agreement establishes a long-term framework focused on faster fielding, strong
TDI-Brooks Reflags Research Vessel for Caribbean Mission
TDI-Brooks’ multi-use oceanographic research vessel Miss Emma McCall has completed its full-term ABS shipyard period and is heading to the Caribbean region following a reflagging process.The company said it is reflagging the vessel from the United States to Vanuatu to support cost-effective operations in the Caribbean and northern South America region.The vessel is currently transiting to Roatan, Honduras, to complete the reflagging exercise before moving to the Pacific for a geotechnical project off the west coast of Honduras, according to TDI-Brooks.Miss Emma McCall research vessel (Credit:
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