USVs

In Operation

Seasats Lightfish USV

Autonomously crossing the world’s great oceans is a challenging undertaking, but one made easier when uncrewed systems engineers have a large budget to work with, as the last few years have proven. But managing such stable, fault-free and persistent...

Dossier

ACUA Ocean Pioneer-class H-USV

As an island nation, dependent on seafaring vessels for trade, defence and more, the UK’s traditions for innovative and robust shipbuilding date back centuries. Small wonder then that today, amid booming demand for automated ocean logistics...

Digest

IM Solutions Monodrone IM 3000 Mk2

Sebastien Manigot, operations manager at USV developer IM Solutions, describes the company’s new Monodrone IM 3000 Mk2 as a gap-filler in its range of vessels, which also includes 1.3, 1.8 and 7 m craft. The rigid-hull boat was developed at the request of some of the company’s customers...

Digest

Seaber YUCO

As reported before in this magazine, shallow waters prove something of a sticking point for the otherwise widening reach of uncrewed systems...

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Sense and Simulation

A wide range of testing and simulation strategies are being used to develop...

PS

L-DRIC and Firestorm

A new, blended-reality environment for integrating crewed and uncrewed systems and, separately, a semi-automated...

Show Report

DroneX

Once again, the DroneX trade show and conference made its way to the halls of London’s ExCeL in September 2024...

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Launch & recovery

Despite there being many VTOL-capable UAVs that can take off and land without needing a runway or special equipment...

Insight

Uncrewed platform development funding

Whether from climate change, military conflict or changing work environments, new ideas abound for uncrewed systems...

Show Report

Intergeo

In September 2024, Intergeo continued its record of leading the way as a platform for new innovations and announcements...

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