British sailors and essential infrastructure will be better protected following delivery of the first end-to-end autonomous, unmanned UK mine hunting vessel, RNMB Ariadne, under a contract worth some £184 million ($376 million). UK’s first Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) vessel capable…
DARPA’s No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. This may be the first US Navy ship designed from the keel up for autonomous operations. The prototype Unmanned Surface…
Four US Navy Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) have returned to their home port in California after a 46,651 nautical mile trip, including participating in Australia’s EX Autonomous Warrior.. Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, the third multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise under…
Yemeni-based Houthi rebels have deployed and then blown up an explosives-packed Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) in the Red Sea’s international shipping lanes. The USV was believed to be targeting either merchant shipping using the Straits of Bab el Mandeb, or…
USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) transit the Strait of Hormuz with a US Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 USV. Image: US Navy An Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) from U.S. 5th Fleet has transited…
Lloyd’s Register, a leading marine classification society, has awarded its first certification for an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to the DriX maritime drone. Developed by Exail, a global high-tech company and pioneer in the field of maritime autonomy, the DriX…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has successfully demonstrated the autonomous launch and recovery of large-diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUVs) from amphibious warships. The demonstration, using a smaller surface vessel as a surrogate for a San Antonio-class amphibious ship, took place in…
Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) has established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) One during a ceremony which also included a change of command ceremony for Surface Development Squadron (SURFDEVRON) One. During the combined ceremony, Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley…