NOC and Royal Navy Renew MOU on Autonomous Maritime Capabilities

02.05.2025

The UK's National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Royal Navy, reinforcing a long-standing partnership in marine science and technology. The MOU, which includes collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Ministry of Defence (MOD)’s science and technology organisation, underscores a shared commitment to fostering innovation and advances in autonomous and robotic underwater systems.

First Autonomous Mine Hunting System Delivered to UK Royal Navy

14.03.2025

British Defence jobs have been boosted and sailors will be better protected as the UK’s first of a series of cutting-edge Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) systems has been delivered to the Royal Navy. The new capability consists of an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) – 12m long Royal Navy Motor Boat (RNMB) ARIADNE – as well as sophisticated off-board payloads and a Remote Command Centre (RCC).

LR Awards Atlas Elektronik UK the First UMS Certificate Issued to a Naval Minehunter

25.02.2025

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) Certification to ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) for its RNMB Hydra vessel, an uncrewed UK Royal Navy surface vessel designed for mine sweeping and mine hunting tasks.

Autonomous Mine Hunting Technology Trialled on the Clyde

16.12.2024

The Royal Navy has taken a step closer to deploying autonomous mine hunting technology on front-line operations after a successful trial with an autonomous boat in Scotland.

A New Type of Hydrographic Survey Solution Developed for UK MoD has Passed FAT

19.08.2024

The first of its kind, a containerised remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) solution, developed for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has now successfully completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) – just 6 months after the contract was awarded to Danish subsea engineering specialist EIVA. Through containerisation, this new type of survey solution enables hydrographic surveys with multiple acoustic survey sensors and instruments to be performed from many different host platforms with very short deployment time.

Royal Navy Enhances Underwater Capabilities with Acquisition of Additional HII Advanced Unmanned Vehicles

06.05.2024

HII, the leading manufacturer of underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs), announced the recent sale of three REMUS 100s and five REMUS 300s to the Royal Navy.

EIVA to Supply UK MoD Containerised ROTV Solution to the Royal Navy

15.09.2023

Danish subsea engineering specialist EIVA a/s has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a total value of approximately €3.8 million (£3.2 million). The contract entails the delivery of a containerised remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) solution displaying data in NaviSuite software.

SeeByte Partnership Selected by Dstl to Research and Develop a Secure Architecture for Mixed Multi-Domain Swarms of Robotic Autonomous Systems

11.07.2023

SeeByte, in partnership with Blue Bear, have been awarded a contract by Defence Science and Technology laboratory (Dstl) under the Progeny Maritime Research Framework to research and develop a secure architecture for Mixed Multi-Domain Swarms (MMDS) of Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS).

£15.4million Contract for First Cutting-edge Navy Crewless Submarine

01.12.2022

A £15.4 million contract for a cutting-edge crewless submarine has been awarded to Plymouth firm MSubs by the Royal Navy. Project Cetus will deliver the largest and most complex crewless submarine operated by a European Navy.

Drone exercises point way to future of Royal Navy’s Gulf operations

10.11.2022

Royal Navy sailors and ships harnessed the tech of robot drones in a multi-national insight into potential future naval operations in the Gulf. Flotillas of sail drones could serve as the ‘eyes and ears’ for larger warships, moving around the Gulf gathering intelligence, beaming it back in real time to ships and headquarters ashore.

UK Royal Navy Acquires Latest Generation REMUS 100S

21.09.2022

Global defense and technologies partner HII (NYSE: HII) announced today the delivery of three REMUS 100s unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. The new systems bring enhanced endurance and the latest generation of sensors and payloads, allowing for increased data quality and mission efficiency.

The Royal Navy Unveiled a Unique Testbed Ship to Support Trials of the Latest Tech and Autonomous Systems

29.07.2022

The 42m, 270-tonne vessel arrived in Portsmouth this week and is named after former Royal Navy sailor and Nobel Prize winner Patrick Blackett.

Royal Navy Submariners Swim English Channel Fundraising for Mental Health Charities

23.06.2022

On 21st June 2022, 4 serving Royal Navy Submariners (Captain Elton Sharkey, Commander Richard Cragg, Lieutenant Commander Callum Fraser and Lieutenant Commander Hugo Mitchell-Heggs) successfully swam across the channel.

SeeByte Awarded Contract from DE&S to Provide C2 and Autonomy for Royal Navy MHC

08.06.2022

SeeByte has been awarded a contract by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) agency to provide a range of command and control, autonomy and software design services to the UK Ministry of Defence in support of all Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) and related programmes.

DE&S Awards Contract to Atlas Elektronik to Provide Mine-Hunting Systems to Royal Navy

12.04.2022

Building on ambitions outlined in the Integrated Review, the three sets of Medium Autonomous Underwater Vessel (MAUV) systems will help to ensure Royal Navy personnel can combat the rapidly evolving threat of naval mines. The new technology will also help maintain the freedom of movement for UK ships and submarines when defending the UK at sea.

Atlas Elektronik UK Awarded Contract to Deliver Mine Hunting AUVs to the Royal Navy

12.04.2022

The £32m contract, includes delivery of 3 MHC AUV Systems comprising 9 vehicles in total along with a comprehensive training and support package to run for 3 years from delivery. The MHC AUV System combines the ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH medium-sized SeaCat® AUV, fitted with the latest AEUK high resolution Vision Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) and the Seebyte Neptune and Military software for advanced planning and analysis.

Europe’s First Maritime Operations and Training Centre for Robotic Vehicles Will Future-proof Training for Civilian and Military Vessel Operations

17.06.2021

Three key players involved in the drive to autonomous ship operations have joined forces to create Europe’s first training and development centre, dedicated to supporting maritime’s digital transition.

Ultra Awarded £31M Three-Year Follow-on Sonobuoy Capability Contract by UK MOD

23.03.2021

Ultra Maritime announces that its Sonobuoy Systems business has been awarded a further, 3-year contract, worth £31m, with the UK MOD. Ultra will continue to supply sonobuoys for the Royal Navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopter from 2022 to 2024.

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