Advanced Navigation Unveils Hi-Tech Robotics Facility in Australia for AI-Powered Navigation Systems

Advanced Navigation, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at the UTS Tech Lab in Botany, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.The facility will scale up the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation’s world-first AI navigation systems for GPS-denied environments, including its digital fiber-optic gyroscope (DFOG) technology…

Advanced Navigation Appoints New APAC Head to Drive PNT Solutions

Advanced Navigation, a leader in navigation and autonomous systems, has announced the appointment of Michelle Toscan as Head of APAC Sales. This move, following a year of doubled growth for the company, is a direct response to the critical and escalating threat of GPS interference. Toscan’s expertise will be important, as assured, GPS-independent autonomy is rapidly shifting from a strategic advantage to a baseline for commercial activity and national security.

"All-in-one surveying crew ": Advanced Navigation Launches AUV Hydrus

Advanced Navigation, an AI navigation and robotics systems manufacturer, has an autonomous underwater vehicle Hydrus, which is so small, it can be carried on a plane."’We have seen a revolution occur in the aerial drone market, where smaller, easy to use drones have opened new opportunities in applications previously restricted by cost. Hydrus is intended to offer the same accessibility to the underwater world.’’ said Xavier Orr…

KKR Leads $68 million Series B Funding Round for Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation, a developer of AI robotics and navigation technology, and KKR, a global investment firm, announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will lead a $68 million Series B funding round in the company. The funding round includes participation from new investors such as deep learning venture firm AI Capital and existing investors, including Main Sequence, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC…

Advanced Navigation Appoints New Head of Product

Advanced Navigation appointed Maximilian Doemling as Head of Product Management. Advanced Navigation Chief Executive Officer Chris Shaw said, “Max’s arrival comes at a pivotal time for Advanced Navigation. His strategic direction and extensive experience in shaping product ecosystems are the exact skillset required to expand our portfolio and meet the demands of the growing autonomous systems market.

Advanced Navigation Opens Subsea Robotics Center in Australia

Advanced Navigation announced the opening of its new subsea robotics facility in Balcatta, Western Australia. The high-tech manufacturing and R&D facility will accelerate the production of the company's underwater technologies, including its autonomous underwater robot Hydrus."Now more than ever, there is a need to open up the earth's oceans, to make data and knowledge more accessible to global communities, research institutions and governments.

Advanced Navigation Wants to Be First Australian Firm to Reach the Moon

AI robotics and navigation technology Advanced Navigation, known to Marine Technology News readers for its maritime and subsea robotics systems (USV, AUV), has announced its ambitions to be the first Australian company to reach the Moon through its development of two unique navigation systems.“The team is absolutely thrilled to see years of research in development progress into successful technology.

Advanced Navigation Appoints CTO to Lead Technology Evolution

Advanced Navigation has appointed Pawel Michalak as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the next phase of its technology evolution.The appointment arrives at a critical juncture for global positioning, as harsh environments, electronic warfare, and deep-sea or space missions push GPS-only-based navigation to its breaking point.As CTO, Pawel will lead Advanced Navigation in shifting toward an approach rooted in scientific resilience: a positioning…

Advanced Navigation Raises $110M Series C to Support Increased PNT Technology Demand

Advanced Navigation, a leader in navigation and autonomous systems, announced it has successfully raised $110 million in a Series C funding round. The raise marks a shift in the global autonomy race as national demand for alternative Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) technologies reaches an all-time high.The round was led by Airtree Ventures, with participation from Quadrant Private Equity and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC).

Advanced Navigation Unveils Compact Boreas 50 Series

Advanced Navigation has announced the expansion of its Boreas range with the new 50 series - the company’s most compact fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system (INS), delivering rapid North-seeking in challenging GNSS-denied maritime environments.The 50 Series includes two high-performing variants: the A50 - an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), and the D50 - a strategic-grade…

Robosys Testing Advanced Navigation Systems on the Solent

Robosys’ latest product, Voyager 100, is aimed at commercial and workboat vessels and is currently going through a vigorous system-verification series of tests to check and verify that the system is avoiding collisions by making safe and COLREGS compliant decisions – autonomously.For more than a decade, Robosys has been providing Advanced Navigation Systems for manned and unmanned vessels, offering…

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Returns to the Great Lakes to Map the Region

For the first time since 2022, the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is underway in the Great Lakes. The vessel and its crew of NOAA Corps officers and professional mariners are working with NOAA scientists to map the waters of western and central Lake Erie and eastern Lake Ontario this year to improve navigation safety. Survey work will also occur within Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary to identify critical habitats located within the area.Western Lake Erie…

FarSounder Celebrates 25 Years in Marine Navigation

FarSounder marks its 25th anniversary in 2026, celebrating a quarter-century of advancing marine navigation technology and improving safety at sea. Since its founding, the company has continuously evolved its 3D forward-looking sonar capabilities by learning from real-world operations and responding to customer needs, strengthening its role as an industry leader.Built on a vision of safer, more environmentally responsible navigation…

Former Chief Hydrographer of MPA Awarded Prince Albert I Medal for Hydrography

Dr Parry Oei, former Chief Hydrographer of Singapore and current Senior Adviser for Hydrography at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has been awarded the Prince Albert I Medal for Hydrography by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).The award is one of the highest recognitions in hydrography. It is presented to individuals who have made contributions to advancing global hydrography and the safety and efficiency of maritime navigation.

Researchers Improving Collaboration Between Divers and AUVs

The electricity to an island goes out. To find the break in the underwater power cable, a ship pulls up the entire line or deploys remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to traverse the line. But what if an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) could map the line and pinpoint the location of the fault for a diver to fix?Such underwater human-robot teaming is the focus of an MIT Lincoln Laboratory project…

Australian Quantum Technology to Support National Defence Strategy

A new quantum clock technology developed in Australia has now been deployed in space.Developed by QuantX Labs, TEMPO delivers up to 10 times the performance of current GNSS-based timing systems. In space, that translates to more resilient communications, more accurate navigation and harder-to-disrupt synchronization between satellites and ground systems – capabilities that matter when GPS is jammed…

SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations and Frontier Robotics Feature Human-AI Autonomous Maritime Training Platform

Across offshore energy, commercial maritime and defense, deploying people and equipment into subsea environments remains complex, specialist and high-risk work, with individual campaigns often exceeding $130,000 per mission. As autonomous systems become central to maritime operations, SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations Inc. and Frontier Robotics have delivered a new simulation platform that enables operators…

Fugro Relocates to COVE Innovation Hub; Strengthens Atlantic Canada Presence

Fugro has relocated its Halifax, Nova Scotia operations to COVE as energy, defense and marine navigation activities continue to grow in the region. The move brings Fugro closer to offshore work, enabling direct collaboration on projects that rely on accurate marine Geo‑data for safe and efficient offshore operations.COVE is a Canadian-based global technology partner located on Halifax Harbor, advancing high-impact solutions from seabed to space.

Australia Begins First Live S‑100 Bridge Trial

Australia has commenced its first live shipboard trial of S‑100 digital navigation data, with dynamic tidal and current information now being tested on the bridge of operational cruise vessels in Sydney Harbour.S‑100 is the international standard for next‑generation digital marine navigation, developed by the International Hydrographic Organization. It enables multiple interoperable data layers — such as charts…

Viridien Advances Côte d’Ivoire Reimaging Scheme in Tano Basin

Viridien has launched the CDI25 project, a 6,555 km2 seismic reimaging endeavor in the Tano Basin in Côte d’Ivoire, delivering a drill-ready multi-client dataset for explorers pursuing opportunities along the West African Atlantic margin.CDI25 is part of a larger Côte d’Ivoire subsurface reimaging program that Viridien began four years ago, designed to systematically upgrade seismic data and interpretation…