Douglas-Westwood (DW, headquartered in the UK) forecasts that the global AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) fleet will increase by 42% in the 2014-2018 period, compared to the pre...

Following the integration of Sonardyne International's Solstice sidescan sonar with a Bluefin Robotics Bluefin-12 AUV, the results of recent payload testing have produced higher-qu...

Phoenix International (Phoenix, USA) personnel working aboard Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield recently completed the latest phase of search operations for MH370. ADV O...

UTEC Survey, USA, has doubled its AUV fleet to four vehicles in response to increasing demand for its AUV services. The company now operates a fleet of identically equipped 1,000m...

Phoenix International personnel aboard Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield resumed the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with the Phoenix Artemis Autonomous Underwat...

The U.S. Navy has sent a Bluefin-21 AUV as part of its search efforts for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 according to USNI News. The sonar and cameras onboard are desi...

Teledyne Gavia, Iceland, has completed a contract with the Armament Department of the Polish Ministry of Defence for the delivery of two Gavia Defence AUV systems for mine counterm...

SRI International, USA, has successfully demonstrated capabilities for conducting underwater chemical surveys with its in situ membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) device...

Teledyne Gavia from Iceland has received an order for two additional 1,000m depth-rated Gavia Offshore Surveyor Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to UTEC Survey (USA). The UTEC...

An AUV designed to carry out subsea environmental monitoring along predetermined tracks is being tested by Eni Norge. Together with its subsidiary Tecnomare, Eni Norge has complete...

Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime and its US subsidiary Hydroid have announced programme details of their AUV Users Conference to be held at the Villa Marigola in Lerici, Ita...

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL, USA) has agreed to purchase another Iver2 AUV for delivery this summer. This second system provides additional capabil...

Phoenix International Holdings, USA, has taken delivery of its Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) after designer and manufacturer Bluefin Robotics completed a depth upg...

Steatite has worked with NOC to develop a mission-critical Lithium Primary solution that increased an AUV’s endurance while reducing the whole life cost. AUV deployment can be cost...

The Marlin AUV will be in the spotlight during Ocean Business for Lockheed Martin. The underwater vehicle is offering an efficient alternative to traditional subsea inspections, du...

Tesla Offshore, based in Houston, USA, is purchasing a Bluefin-21 AUV from Bluefin Robotics (USA). This purchase coincides with Tesla’s intent to expand its presence in deepwater o...

UK-based FUGRO Survey has ordered a HUGIN AUV to augment its existing fleet of survey vehicles. The new HUGIN 1000 AUV has depth rating of 3,000 metres and includes lithium polymer...

SeeByte, UK, and Bluefin Robotics, USA, have entered into a collaboration to provide enhanced software solutions for deepwater export pipeline inspections. The collaboration is aim...

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (USA) has appointed Christopher S. Moore as Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Manager. He will be responsible for planning and managing all A...

A depth record has been obtained by the ISE Explorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Eagle Ray, a co-operative venture of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Univers...

UTEC, USA, appointed Sean Halpin as Global AUV Manager and US Geophysical Manager. One of his key tasks will be the standardisation of UTEC’s AUV work practices and development of...

In early July 2012, on the 75th anniversary of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, members of Phoenix International Holdings, USA, set sail from Hawa...

Developments in the use of autonomous underwater vehicles for science and industry are the subject of an international conference which takes place in Southampton, UK, from 25 to 2...

OceanServer Technology, USA, has received a contract from Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) for an Iver2 AUV equipped with an L-3 Klein 3500 Side-scan Sonar. This purchase will...

Two projects investigating the use of robot submarines to map and monitor the seas around the United Kingdom, collecting data that will inform future government policy on the prote...

The Horn Point Laboratory at the University of Maryland’s Centre for Environmental Science, USA, has purchased one REMUS 600 system to use as a shared research platform for oceanog...

Phoenix International Holdings, USA, recently purchased a Bluefin-21 (AUV). This highly capable underwater vehicle comes with a survey payload suite including side scan sonar, sub-...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has purchased one Hydroid REMUS 600 system for mine countermeasure operations. The new purchase brings the Japanese MOD AUV fleet to five veh...

OceanServer Technology, Canada, has received an order from Wentworth Environmental Services (WES) for a base 42 Iver2 AUV equipped with Klein 3500 side scan sonar. The system is ex...

Hydroid has announced its new AUV, the REMUS 100-S, at the Shallow Survey Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The 100-S is an evolution of the REMUS 100 system configured specif...