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Industry, Navy collaborating to develop highly capable unmanned and autonomous surface ships

October 7, 2020
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When it comes to unmanned and autonomous surface ships, the U.S. Navy will have “a lot” of them “very soon,” says Craig Perciavalle, president of global ship builder and defense prime contractor Austal USA.

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Dr. Robert Ballard highlights discoveries of Titanic, unique underwater creatures using ROVs and deep-sea submersibles

October 6, 2020
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Widely considered a pioneer in the development of deep-sea submersibles and remotely operated vehicle (ROVs) systems, Dr. Robert D. Ballard provided an overview of some of his most legendary discoveries and accomplishments during the Tuesday morning keynote at Xponential.

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The winners of the 2020 XCELLENCE Awards

October 6, 2020
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Xponential 2020 host DanRam announced the winners of the 2020 XCELLENCE Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 6. There were five categories under the Technology & Innovation umbrella. In the category of services, InNovo Partners LLC took first place for its iPaaS - InNovo Platform as a Service, while SqwaQ took second place for its SqwaQbox. In... Continue reading

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Sea Machines Robotics, Metal Shark Boats to supply USCG’s RDC with autonomous vessel for testing

October 1, 2020
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Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats to supply the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel.

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Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 monitoring ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities

September 28, 2020
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Along with its partners Nordic Unmanned and the NORCE Research Institute AS, Schiebel is operating its Camcopter S-100 UAS to monitor ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities. Expected to run for three months, the operation began on Sept. 23.

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Weekend Roundup: September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020
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This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.

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Lockheed Martin to provide LUSV study for U.S. Navy

September 22, 2020
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As part of the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition, Lockheed Martin will provide a study for a proven, integrated and capable payload ship that can patrol for extended durations.

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Thales Australia, Flinders University to automate launch and recovery process for AUVs

September 16, 2020
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Thales Australia and Flinders University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the development of an automation system for the launch and recovery process of the General Dynamics Mission Systems Bluefin 9 UUV, procured by the Royal Australian Navy under its Deployable Mine Counter Measures project.

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Elbit Systems’ THOR UAS completes series of environmental qualification tests

August 17, 2020
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Last October, it was announced that Elbit Systems was awarded a $153 million contract to provide a networked, multi-layered UAS array to an army in Southeast Asia, including more than 1,000 THOR Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) mini-UAS.

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FLIR Systems introduces new high-performance maritime surveillance sensor system

August 17, 2020
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FLIR Systems has announced the launch of its latest high-performance maritime surveillance sensor system, the SeaFLIR 280-HDEP.

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