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Drone Emergency Flotation Device Delivery Enabled By Partnership Between BRINC and OMADA Group

OMADA Group and BRINC announce a strategic partnership to redefine water rescue operations using drones to deploy Emergency Flotation Devices (EFDs). Seattle, WA –September 26, 2024 – BRINC, a pioneer in drone technology for first responders, is excited to announce a partnership with OMADA Group, a leader in first-responder safety supply equipment. BRINC will now... Continue reading

Saildrone Welcomes House Armed Services Committee Members to California Headquarters

CEO Richard Jenkins provided members with a look at how Saildrone is developing cost-efficient, alternative technologies to transform the battlefield. From left: Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins, Chairman Mike Rogers, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Jen Kiggans, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Rep. Rich McCormick in... Continue reading

Smashing AUV records, HUGIN Endurance completes a multi-week fully autonomous mission

Kongsberg Discovery is excited to announce another successful milestone reached in the development of HUGIN Endurance following a record setting multi-week fully autonomous mission. After receiving a final navigation update from a pre-deployed transponder 10 hours into the dive, the 8-ton, 40 ft, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operated completely independent of all human interaction and... Continue reading

LSU and Integer Technologies Announce $9.8M Research Contract, Partnership

Navy funding advances intelligent autonomy for maritime vessels, supporting LSU research priorities in Coast, Defense and Energy COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LSU and Integer Technologies announce the Office of Naval Research has awarded their team a $9.8 million contract to research and develop new solutions for improving the intelligence, autonomy and decision-making ability of distributed networks of... Continue reading

Saildrone Kicks Off First-of-its-Kind Mission to Map Cayman Islands Waters

The data collected will improve maritime navigation and support scientific research, environmental conservation efforts, and marine resource management in the Cayman Islands. The waters surrounding the Cayman Islands are rich in marine biodiversity, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, and diverse fish species. A high-resolution map of the seafloor is a prerequisite for exploring, identifying, characterizing,... Continue reading

Saildrone Fleet Goes On-Mission Amid Already Busy Hurricane Season

New this year: Two Saildrone USVs will collect data on CO2 exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere during hurricane events. Saildrone Vehicle Operations Technicians deploy SD-1030 from St. Thomas, USVI, for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane mission. For the fourth year, Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are sailing a fleet of... Continue reading

AUVSI Statement on the Report of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy

The Commission on the National Defense Strategy published its final report this week and today, Commission Chair Jane M. Harman and Vice Chair Eric S. Edelman will testify at a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing about the report’s bipartisan, unanimous conclusions and recommendations. On behalf of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International... Continue reading

Sky Power introduces mobile APU test and evaluation system

Based on the SP-180 SRE-hybrid Wankel engine, Sky Power International offers the SP-180 SRE APU demonstrator. An Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is a small, self-contained power source that is used in land and rail vehicles as well as in general aviation or maritime applications. These units provide an independent power supply that allows the main... Continue reading

Overwatch Group and PteroDynamics Ink Strategic Relationship

Companies Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Transwing® VTOL UAS in the UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND AND COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – July 1, 2024 – Overwatch Group, a UK-based end-to-end design and manufacture company specializing in advanced unmanned system and munitions technologies, and PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in vertical... Continue reading

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Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.