Maritime Autonomous Systems News

SEA-KIT wins funding to demonstrate zero emission hydrogen fuel cell technology for USVs

Propulsion control for uncrewed surface vessels

Dr Henry Robinson, CEO of Dynautics discusses the considerations in the the design and build of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Complex and challenging, hundreds of decisions must be taken into account. From those relating to mission goals, payload requirements, power budget, hull design, communication systems and propulsion control and management.

Collaboration, partnership and interoperability in subsea defence

The theme at the heart of many major naval defence events this year is integration and collaboration. Simon Partridge, Chief Strategy Officer at Sonardyne Group, discusses the opportunities for naval industry collaboration, ways to ensure parity with businesses and the key to making faster technological advances in subsea defence.

Autonaut Meets Augmented Reality Through a New Low-Carbon Cross-Border Sales Platform

SMI Member, Autonaut, are hosting alongside Business West a webinar to talk about their involvement in the recent DIT Programme to use Immersive Technology to showcase their Autonaut USV to customers overseas using a new form of sales and marketing tool to enable their customers to experience and...

Supercharging science: an open letter from Dstl chief executive

Science lab urges best minds in industry, academia, engineering, science, and technology to work with UK specialists to combat future threats.

Sonardyne unveils ‘operate-anywhere’ portable shallow-water tracking system

Energy, defence and science technology company Sonardyne has launched a new, entirely portable configuration of its shallow water Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system Micro-Ranger 2. Everything needed to start tracking divers, remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles or any...

Fugro Awarded Significant Site Characterisation Contract For German Offshore Wind Development

Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)). The programme will be completed in three parts divided over the coming three years and comprises geotechnical...

Dynautics on our MAChallenge 2021

Ahead of the finalists announcement for our MAChallenge Dynautics have examined how today's marine technology is paving the way for future technologists to develop careers in the fast-growing MAS sector.

SeeByte’s ATR supports Royal Danish Navy and Polish Navy onboard Kraken Robotics’ KATFISH™

SeeByte, the global leader in developing smart software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, is pleased to announce they have partnered with Kraken Robotic Systems Inc (“Kraken”), a world leader in Synthetic Aperture Sonar or SAS, a revolutionary underwater imaging technology. to integrate their Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) System onto the Kraken KATFISH™ Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS).

Fugro finishes first phase on Alcatel Submarine Networks’ transpacific Bifrost Cable System

 Fugro has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to support the Bifrost Cable System, a new undersea fibre-optic cable system that will Fugro has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for...