This month, DARPA announced that it had successfully tested the Manta Ray unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) off the coast of southern California during trials held in March and February. According… Continue reading "DARPA Tests “Manta Ray” Underwater Drone"
Turkey’s defense industry, which is well-known for its work on unmanned aerial vehicles, also has numerous projects to develop unmanned ground and naval vehicles, and is now working to fill… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Autonomous Underwater Vehicle DERİNGÖZ Successfully Completes Its First Diving Tests"
Turkey, well known for its development of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as numerous projects to develop unmanned ground and naval vehicles, is now working to fill the gap in… Continue reading "Turkish Sonitus Unveils The New RAMPUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicle"
Australia’s defence ministry announced on 8 April that it had procured a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel from the civilian market. In a press release, Defence announced that it had purchased… Continue reading "Australia Purchases Second-Hand Undersea Drone Support Vessel"
The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4 million contract for its first crewless submarine to Plymouth firm MSubs. The contract is funded by the Anti-Submarine Warfare Spearhead programme and will… Continue reading "Royal Navy Awards Contract For ‘Project Cetus’ Crewless Submarine"
Making up 13% of all carbon on Earth stored in living creatures, bacteria are a major part of the biosphere. As the most abundant of the planet’s lifeforms, they cover… Continue reading "DARPA Arcadia Program Aims to Develop Beneficial Bacteria Biofilms"
Back in December, the US Navy published its “Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels” which included plans for a navy of 355 manned vessels by the 2030s and… Continue reading "US Navy Updates Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan"
Autonomous technology is increasingly becoming an indispensable element of modern war. More numerous and advanced systems are increasingly making their way into not just the arsenals of major powers but… Continue reading "US Navy Reveals Unmanned Campaign Framework"
DARPA has recently discussed the progress that has been made towards the development of a new aerial and undersea unmanned vehicle. Selecting various companies to develop future testbeds. One of… Continue reading "New DARPA Updates on Unmanned Aerial and Undersea Vehicle Projects"
On 20th December, a fisherman off the coast of Bonerate Island, Indonesia, pulled up an unusual catch; an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). Being a somewhat remote area, it took him… Continue reading "Mysterious Underwater Drone (UUV) Recovered by Indonesian Fisherman"