Underwater vehicles fill a crucial place in maritime operations, providing support across multiple industries, reaching remote locations despite extreme conditions and reducing risk to workers. They function as surrogate eyes and ears where we cannot be…
In 2025, ecoSUB Robotics and Sonardyne delivered a breakthrough in autonomous underwater operations by demonstrating seabed mounted aided navigation and autonomous AUV launch — a capability that pushes the boundaries of what subsea systems can…
Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC), a provider of specialized underwater diving services, announced a strategic investment from Crescentia Capital, in partnership with Graham Capital Investments (GCI). The investment provides UCC with additional resources to accelerate organic growth…
Subsea technology company SMD has strengthened its capabilities with key senior appointments, meeting the evolving needs of customers and growing demand for its advanced vehicles.The company has appointed Ryan Lumsden as product line manager for ROVs and Paul Green as head of continuous improvement.
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Council is seeking nominations for Chair-Elect. The Chair-Elect begins a leadership progression, serving two years in each of three successive roles: Chair-Elect, Chair, and Immediate-Past-Chair.As Chair-Elect…
Early design decisions and robust qualification of subsea connectors can materially shape the long-term integrity of subsea pipelines warns Lloyd’s Register (LR), as part of a new study delivered for the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil).The report…
Early design decisions and robust qualification of subsea connectors can materially shape the long-term integrity of subsea pipelines warns Lloyd’s Register (LR), as part of a new study delivered for the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil).The report…
[video courtesy Saildrone]Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated a new armed autonomous naval capability during RIMPAC 2026, successfully launching two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) from a Saildrone Surveyor unmanned surface vessel…
MFE Inspection Solutions has partnered with IVM Technologies, becoming IVM’s first authorized U.S. distributor for its HYDRO Series.Through MFE Offshore, U.S. offshore and subsea teams will gain access to these photogrammetry systems for creating…
Japan’s NEC Corporation has been awarded a contract for "Research on Underwater Acoustic Foundation Models Using Self-Supervised Learning (Part 1)," with a focus on dual-use applications, as part of a program conducted by the Defense Innovation…
The rapid expansion of autonomous marine operations has created a challenge for research institutions, government agencies, and commercial operators alike. As missions become increasingly diverse, from environmental monitoring and hydrographic surveying to defense exercises and subsea positioning…
MacArtney Underwater Technology has appointed Geir Håøy, former President and CEO of KONGSBERG, to its Board of Directors, effective June 2026. Throughout his career, Håøy has worked with technologies developed and deployed in maritime, defense…
For the Farasan-Madayah Submarine Cable Project, deugro China, deugro Saudi Arabia, deugro Chartering, and the engineers from dteq Transport Engineering Solutions transported almost 110 kilometers of 132 kV CTS submarine cables from China to the Port of Jazan…
The U.S. Interior Department on Monday proposed a sale this year of deep-sea mining leases in U.S. waters surrounding the Northern Mariana Islands, the latest step in President Donald Trump's push to expand domestic supplies of critical minerals.The…
Falcon Eye Technology has been awarded a contract to integrate NORBIT Security Sonars for the protection of a prominent cultural venue in the Abu Dhabi.The end-user’s security team also selected Norbit sonar systems to protect its waterfront…
TGS has launched Gemini X, the operational combination of its Gemini Enhanced Frequency Source and Apparition encoding technology, enabling coordinated multi-source acquisition.Gemini X delivers a step change in operational efficiency, sharper subsurface imaging…
The global momentum for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) is accelerating, and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is moving decisively to support the evolution of autonomous shipping into a practical and commercial reality.As…
NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners will conduct two expeditions in waters around American Samoa this summer and fall to map and characterize the deep seafloor in the nation’s highest-priority region for offshore critical mineral exploration.
Moby Robotics is a new entrant to the subsea swarm autonomous robotic space, created in 2025 and aiming to take a leadership role in the discovery and recovery of subsea minerals market.The race to secure critical minerals from the deep ocean has accelerated dramatically over the past two years…
In the first-of-its-kind trials, the Royal Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office worked with SAAB and quantum technology experts Aquark Technologies to further test the company’s AQlock.The cold atom clock does not rely on traditional…
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