General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Bluefin Robotics has a 25-year tradition of delivering unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) that have been customized for use by the military and research institutions to conduct challenging underwater missions and further undersea scientific knowledge.
MARTAC (Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc.) is a leading manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). ON&T recently sat down with LCDR U.H. (Jack) Rowley, USN (Ret.), MARTAC’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), at the company’s 72,000-square-foot Melbourne FL-based headquarters and production plant to get his take on this rapidly expanding market.
Manned-Unmanned Teaming is the collaborative use of both manned and unmanned systems to achieve a common objective. In the context of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) diving operations, Manned-Unmanned Teaming can be a valuable solution to enhance safety and efficiency.
Expeditionary maritime operations remain a critical aspect of naval operations across the globe. The dynamic geo-political landscape, coupled with the pace of technological advancement, and a growing set of budgetary challenges are driving naval leaders to develop novel concepts of operations to tackle increasingly complex undersea operations with fewer resources.
By G. Allen Brooks
EvoLogics, a German provider of underwater communication and positioning systems, continues to make waves in the marine robotics industry with their Sonobot 5 Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV).
The opening of offshore wind development lease blocks on both the east and west coasts of the United States has created significant demand for marine geophysical surveys. The schedule pressures and escalating costs felt by offshore wind developers and their partner electric utilities is quite real, and increased demand for high resolution geophysical (HRG) surveys in the oil and gas industry only place further constraints on survey asset and crew availability.
The Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) Technology Challenge, which took place from May 6 – 22, 2022 in the Pacific Ocean, set out to test collaborative capabilities of multiple uncrewed vessels for ocean exploration expeditions, with the aim of increasing the pace of ocean exploration and finding ways of improving exploration efficiency.
Whether in the name of scientific discovery, offshore exploration, or maritime awareness, ocean professionals are calling for new and practical ways to acquire, process, and analyze increasingly diverse and robust ocean data sets.
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