Unmanned underwater vehicles utilize seafloor mapping, bathymetry, digital cameras, magnetic sensors, and ultrasonic imaging. A video showing the partly autonomous deep-sea soft robots. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution employs a vehicle called the Sentry, which is designed to map the ocean floor at depths of six thousand meters. The ...

The XLUUV, or “Orca” is an autonomous submarine designed by Boeing for the United States Navy (USN). This is a first-of-type extreme endurance autonomous platform, delivering an unprecedented package of capacity, mission flexibility and reliability.

Now, we are creating a new class of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUV) with Manta Ray. Taking its name from the massive “winged” fish, Manta Ray will operate long-duration, long-range missions in ocean environments where humans can’t go.

Jan 14, 2025 · The U.S. Navy’s Orca drone, also known as the Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), has been in development for years, but will soon be in the hands of sailors as the sea service works to figure out how they will use the capability going forward.

May 1, 2024 · A prototype unmanned underwater vehicle built by Northrop Grumman has completed a key series of tests for DARPA's Manta Ray program, the agency announced.

Jul 20, 2023 · Boeing Defense has released the first video of its Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle, or XLUUV during at-sea testing. The Pentagon in 2019 ordered an initial batch of four of the 80-ton Orcas for the U.S. Navy, with a fifth added later that year.

Jan 12, 2024 · The Navy is about to put its first jumbo-sized uncrewed submarine out to sea for a series of trials that will be key to the service’s plans for introducing a new type of maritime drone into the fleet. The Orca unmanned undersea vehicle is an “85 ton, 85-feet-long unmanned diesel-electric submarine. They don’t like me to call it that.

Jan 30, 2025 · Canada’s Cellula Robotics began sea trials for its Solus-XR XLUUV in late 2024. The 11-meter XLUUV uses hydrogen fuel cells to afford a 5,000 km range. ... Taiwan released images of a torpedo-equipped 100-foot unmanned submarine prototype named Huilong in October 2024. The XLUUV design resembles a crewed submarine, possibly serving as a test ...

Apr 23, 2024 · Summary: The Manta Ray, a new uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman under DARPA’s guidance, represents a significant innovation in deep-sea technology.

Oct 15, 2019 · Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are driving pioneering research in artificial intelligence (AI) underwater communications, autonomous navigation, and unmanned swarm technologies.