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180-Foot US Drone Ship To Conduct First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Launch From Unmanned Surface Vessel
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (547+ words) Two U. S. defense technology companies, Saronic and Castelion, have announced plans to launch a hypersonic missile from an unmanned surface vessel. Under the partnership, Castelion's Blackbeard hypersonic system will be integrated with Saronic's Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV). The companies…...
World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine "Orbital O2' Begins Operations Off Scotland's Orkney Islands
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (256+ words) Orbital O2, a floating tidal turbine off Scotland's Orkney Islands, is the world's most powerful operational tidal turbine. Developed by Orbital Marine Power, the 2 MW system started to export electricity to the grid in 2021 and serves as an apt example of…...
First 3 D Printed Unmanned Drone Boat In Southern Hemisphere Launched in Australia
2+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) The 4. 6 m drone boat, named ASTRA 460, was developed by Hyperion Systems, Versatile Marine, and Greenroom Robotics. It will be delivered to a European navy by the end of this year to be a part of a key naval exercise. "They…...
Floating Nuclear Power Plants Could Supply Clean Power To Greek Islands, Study Suggests
2+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) Miniature floating nuclear power plants (FNPP) could supply power to the Greek islands and also decarbonise the non-interconnected islands, suggests a study by the Deon Policy Institute, ABS, Core Power, and Athlos Energy. In a floating nuclear power plant installation,…...
Hyperion Systems Unveils Southern Hemisphere's First 3 D-Printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel
2+ week, 4+ day ago (619+ words) Hyperion Systems has unveiled the southern hemisphere's first 3 D printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), marking a major milestone for advanced manufacturing and autonomous maritime capability in Western Australia (WA). Designed by WA marine architect Versatile Marine and powered by Greenroom…...
China Conducts World's Longest Deep-Sea Corrosion Test At 10, 000-Metre Depth
2+ week, 4+ day ago (350+ words) China State Shipbuilding Corporation has completed the world's first 537-day deep-sea material corrosion exposure test at a depth of 10, 000 metres. The ultra-deep-sea mission tested metals, coatings and buoyancy materials under extreme underwater conditions to study how they perform during long-term…...
Hanwha Ocean Holds Discussion About Future AI Warships With Microsoft & Google
3+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) Hanwha Ocean collaborated with tech giants Microsoft and Google regarding future naval technologies, especially AI warships, in an event which it hosted on May 20, 2026. Called the "4th Next-Generation Smart Naval Vessel Technology Forum, it was organised at the Hanwha Building in…...
New Type Of Floating Wave Energy Converter Deployed At Biscay Platform For Testing & Research
3+ week, 5+ day ago (392+ words) A new kind of prototype wave energy converter, developed by Spain-based IDOM, has been deployed at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (Bi MEP), an open-sea facility which undertakes research and testing of prototype devices. It is the first wave energy…...
World's Longest Endurance Drone Submarine Can Scan Hormuz Strait For Naval Mines In 24 Hours
4+ week, 2+ day ago (357+ words) A European defence technology company has revealed the world's largest, longest-endurance unmanned submarine which can remain underwater for 4 months without needing a support ship. Constructed by Bremen-based Euroatlas, Greyshark is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) which can undertake missions to…...
Space-Based AI Successfully Tracks Ships During In-Orbit Maritime Detection Test
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (186+ words) AIRIS, composed of an AI-equipped data processor and an earth observation camera developed by the Tokyo University of Science, detected ships from maritime imagery. AIRIS operates AI on board the satellite using the next-generation space-grade MPU "SOISOC4," developed jointly by the…...