Subsea resourcing specialist DRIFT Offshore, which provides people and expert support services for projects internationally, has entered a partnership with Norwegian ROV specialist Kystdesign to strengthen the service offering of both businesses.

Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for mine countermeasures missions.

Experts in the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Ocean Technology and Engineering group will develop and then test the new SixSense package on autonomous underwater vehicles, including Autosub Long Range (ALR) and Slocum Glider platforms.

Join us and 1,000+ senior leaders from the global subsea market this February for #SubNetsEMEA, the largest annual subsea connectivity event! Over two action-packed days, connect, learn, and explore the latest advancements in submarine cable projects, connectivity hubs, and technical insights across EMEA and beyond. Expect impactful panels, hands-on workshops, and in-depth updates on the state of play for the submarine cable industry.

Blue Abyss is delighted to announce its successful selection as a recipient of match-funding from The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator Fund.

The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology development, today announced it has been awarded a grant to develop a subsea decommissioning optimisation software demonstrator with PlanSea, which offers world-leading marine logistics artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Victor Vescovo’s marine technology development company, Caladan Oceanic, has provided significant financial support and guidance to Greenwater Foundation to source new mapping data of the seafloor in coastal areas using Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB). This initiative will support the mission of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO* Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to compile a map of the entire seafloor by the year 2030.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi-mission submersibles in the fleet, Dec 6.

Sustainable monitoring of the marine environment is crucial for the environmentally responsible operation of offshore wind farms and the protection of biodiversity. In the SeaMe project, RWE is collaborating with leading research partners to develop innovative technologies for comprehensive ecosystem monitoring. The goal is to replace costly, invasive, and CO2-intensive methods. The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is contributing by equipping an autonomous underwater vehicle with oceanographic sensors and artificial intelligence technologies to enable safe navigation and precise data collection.

maxon proudly announces the launch of the High Efficiency Joint (HEJ) Drive 70-48-50, the newest addition to its High Efficiency Robotic Joints portfolio. This advanced actuator sets new standards in torque density and efficiency, catering specifically to autonomous mobile robots operating in unstructured environments such as humanoids, quadrupeds, exoskeletons, or mobile manipulators.

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT and frontier AI models such as GPT 4o and OpenAI o1, are proud to announce a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions. By bringing together OpenAI’s advanced models with Anduril’s high-performance defense systems and Lattice software platform, the partnership aims to improve the nation’s defense systems that protect U.S. and allied military personnel from attacks by unmanned drones and other aerial devices.

Globally, naval forces are facing complex threats that will challenge our ability to compete with peer adversaries in future warfare. Recently our near peer threats have not been standing still, far from it. They have been observing our armaments, equipment, and tactics to develop an increasingly capable force of their own. As a result, naval forces now face a multitude of advanced threats; including uncrewed systems, anti-ship munitions and Cyber/EW effects to name but a few. As a result, naval forces are transforming physically, conceptually, and culturally to maintain advantage in an ever-shifting world shaped by technology, climate change and increasingly aggressive peers.

During a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dive in the German Channel in Palau, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) witnessed four Palau nautilus individuals (Nautilus belauensis). These are the first sightings of nautiloids — the most primitive cephalopods — from E/V Nautilus after 1000+ ROV dives over the last 15 years of operations. This marine mollusk found in the Indo-Pacific is rarely photographed- let alone caught on video -and 2024’s expeditions represent the first of OET’s adventures within the nautilus’s expected distribution range. This expedition (NA169) was funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute.

Cellula Robotics, a leading innovator in autonomous marine systems, announced today that its Solus-XR XLAUV (eXtra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) has successfully obtained MASS (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship) compliance in Canada. This significant milestone follows the earlier MASS compliance of the Solus-LR AUV and underscores Cellula’s commitment to operational safety and technological advancement.

Impact Subsea, a leading manufacturer of underwater sensors, is proud to announce the launch of its newest sensor, the ISP360 Profiling Sonar with IS3 acoustic signalling technology.

Vatn Systems, a leading defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles for the US military and allies, today announced it has raised an oversubscribed $13 million seed round, bringing total funding to $16.5M. The round was led by DYNE Ventures with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Propeller Ventures, SAIC Ventures, Cubit Capital, Fortitude Ventures and existing investors that include Centre Street Partners, The Veteran Fund, Blue Collective, and Decisive Point.

BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, announces an $18.9m (£15m) investment in Sulmara, an independent provider of innovative survey and inspection services to the offshore wind and energy markets.

Proserv, a leading provider of cutting-edge control technologies to energy companies, has today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Verlume, a leader in intelligent energy management and subsea power solutions for the offshore energy sector. The MoU outlines an agreement to explore collaborative opportunities in the subsea power and renewable sectors, bringing innovative technologies to the rapidly evolving clean energy market.