Maritime Autonomous Systems News

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23 October 2025

Robosys Awarded AMC Search Contract to Support ASV Training

Robosys Automation has announced a new contract award from the Australian Maritime College to supply its advanced VOYAGER AI software as a retrofit to its OPT WAMV-16 Unmanned Surface Vessel

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16 October 2025

Exail Expands Presence in the Baltic Sea With First DriX H-8 Delivery to Orlen Petrobaltic

Exail, together with its partner Thesta, has delivered a DriX H-8 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to Orlen Petrobaltic.

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29 September 2025

Robosys Automation Secures Landmark Offshore Wind Vessel Retrofit Contract

Robosys Automation has announced that it has secured a new contract to retrofit a 26-metre Damen 2610 Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) Twin Axe High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV), with its flagship VOYAGER AI advanced maritime autonomy software.

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25 September 2025

Exail Achieves World First With 1,100-Nautical-Mile Autonomous USV Transit Across Gibraltar Strait

Exail has achieved a major milestone in maritime autonomy with its Drix O-16 transoceanic USV completing an unprecedented 1,100-mile journey from La Ciotat, France, to Troia, Portugal

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15 September 2025

£1.1B Investment to Boost Growth, Jobs and Skills in UK’s Coastal Towns and Cities

Coastal communities across the UK are set to benefit from over £1.1 billion in joint government and industry investment for the maritime sector, which will unlock growth and jobs, including in the engineering, green technology and construction sectors.

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11 September 2025

BMT Reveals its Modular Uncrewed Ship Concept ‘MODUS’ at DSEI

This week at DSEI, BMT unveiled its Modular Uncrewed Ship concept ‘MODUS’ - highlighting its commitment to research and innovation in ship design and naval engineering.

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10 September 2025

SEA and ACUA Ocean Sign MoU to Explore Deployment of Integrated ASW and ISR Capabilities Using Uncrewed Surface Vessels

SEA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the potential deployment of SEA’s towed array sonar systems aboard ACUA Ocean’s autonomous platforms for ASW and ISR operations.

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28 August 2025

Exail Secures Sale of DriX H-9 Long-Range Uncrewed Surface Vessel to Leading Global Hydrographic Authority

Exail has secured the sale of its new long-range Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV), the DriX H-9, to a leading global hydrographic authority.

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19 August 2025

Robosys Wins University of Plymouth Contract For USV Integrated Advanced Maritime Autonomy Solution

Robosys Automation and new customer, the University of Plymouth (UoP), have announced a contract to deliver an integrated advanced maritime autonomy solution for an ASV C-Enduro USV.

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13 August 2025

ACUA Ocean’s PIONEER Becomes First UK ROUV Certified to Workboat Code 3

ACUA Ocean’s hydrogen-powered PIONEER has become the UK’s first remotely operated and unmanned vessel to achieve certification under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Workboat Code Edition 3 Annex 2, awarded by Lloyd’s Register.

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