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We would like to thank Avangrid for the invitation to demonstrate the world's fastest Group 2 multicopter, the SIC6, at their solar and wind facility in Bickleton, WA last week (driving from our home City of Portland, we were lucky to get through a massive fire on the way out there!). Members of the Avangrid drone flight teams had some insightful questions and feedback during the demo, and a few Avangrid personnel volunteered to jump on the sticks and fly it! Our USA-manufactured aircraft are second to none when it comes to flight capability and wind resistance as a 100% NDAA-compliant UAS with an IP67 rating. SICDRONE aircraft will be providing energy companies like Avangrid with a valuable time and cost-saving aerial asset at their solar and onshore/offshore wind farms such as Vineyard Wind to monitor construction and sea life while also supporting the operations of the farms with transportation, security, and inspections...saving $millions over the lifetime of the farms and serving as a dual use asset for the US Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It's been an honor for SICDRONE to have partnered and contributed over $100K towards projects involving UAS research/leasing, development, and onshore/offshore energy asset and endangered whale/sea life monitoring with amazing companies like Vineyard Wind and their parent companys Avangrid, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and Iberdrola / Iberdrola Renewables. #cleanenergy #uas #drones #offshorewind #usamanufacturing #firstresponders #energy #usnavy #uscg #endangeredanimals

#throwbackthursday 🔥🔥🔥 FIREDRONE 🔥🔥🔥 This time last year we handed over FIREDRONE at the Eden Project. You've heard the Consortiq team call themselves drone enablers... this is what they mean.. ☄️Fire drone was the development of a robotic system for live monitoring of fires that analyses the particles in the smoke. 🎓Working with the University of Southampton on the airframe, Interreg VA France (Channel) England, and INSA on the sensor and software behind it, the Consortiq team spent two years bringing these technologies together to conduct live flight trials at the fire service college. 🔥This is a project the team loved... it's not everyday you get to set things on fire so you can fly a drone through the smoke! 🌋The potential of this technology is huge, from monitoring chemical fire composition for harmful emissions, to analysing the elements in a volcanic ash cloud to determine their impact on aircraft engines (and therefore whether we need to close airspace or not). 🛟We are proud of what our team and partners accomplished with Project FIREDRONE. As with all our work, the goal is to enhance safety, reduce the frequency of risk to life, and advance the responsible development of drone and airspace technologies.

Exail, a leading provider of maritime autonomy solutions, has unveiled its new transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (#USV), the DriX O-16. Benefitting from an autonomy of 2,500 Nm and a unique naval architecture that enables the USV to withstand the most severe ocean conditions, the new DriX O-16 has been designed for long-duration operations (up to 30 days) and can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets. Read The Full Article:- https://lnkd.in/g4XAH9i9 “With this next-generation transoceanic low-carbon USV, we are pushing back the limits of ocean exploration, empowering collaborative autonomy between surface and subsea drones, while minimizing human exposure at sea,” explains olivier CERVANTES, VP Maritime Autonomy Solutions at Exail More News At Workboat365.com Subscribe To The Workboat365 LinkedIn Weekly News https://lnkd.in/eMY2JUnT #propulsionsystems #propulsion #shipbuilding #commercialmarine #maritimeindustry #maritime #marine #marineindustry | Exail - Maritime & Industry

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐃𝐅 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 (𝐔𝐔𝐕): 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐃𝐅 @ https://lnkd.in/dtAywXAr The Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) market is experiencing significant growth, driven by the increasing demand for underwater exploration, surveillance, and data collection. 🌊 Technological advancements, such as improved autonomy and communication capabilities, are enhancing the UUV's operational efficiency and expanding its applications in various sectors, including defense, oil and gas, and marine research. 🚢 The market is also benefiting from the rising investments in marine infrastructure development and the growing emphasis on maritime security. 💰 With ongoing innovations and the development of more cost-effective UUVs, the market is poised for further expansion in the coming years. 📈 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐞: Saab Seaeye International Submarine Engineering Ltd. BAE Systems Bluefin Robotics Boston Engineering Corporation Teledyne Technologies Incorporated ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH KONGSBERG Lockheed Martin Oceaneering and Other Players #UUV #UnderwaterTechnology #MarineRobotics #AutonomousUnderwaterVehicles #UnderwaterExploration #MaritimeSecurity #Oceanography #UnderwaterSurveillance #SubseaTechnology #UUVMarket

DARPA has announced the successful initial testing of the Manta Ray, a large underwater drone designed for extended autonomous operations in the ocean, off the coast of California. The drone, significantly larger than a small lifeboat, demonstrated various propulsion and steering modes. The Manta Ray project, now in its fifth year, aims to utilize ocean movements to power the drone, allowing it to operate far longer than existing undersea drones, with potential applications such as tracking foreign submarines. This development is part of a broader trend toward creating long-range, autonomous, fuel-independent submersible drones, a field in which other nations, including Russia with its nuclear-powered Poseidon drone, are also active. DARPA's Manta Ray, however, focuses on leveraging renewable ocean energy, avoiding nuclear power, and balancing endurance with payload capacity, as highlighted in discussions by DARPA program manager Kyle Woerner and Sandia National Laboratories engineer Kelley Ruehl. #mantaray #darpainnovation #underwaterdrone #oceanenergy #autonomousvehicles #submarinedrones #militarytechnology #renewableenergy #oceantechnology #usdefense Source- https://lnkd.in/guhWB5Yh

Exail’s new transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), DriX O-16, was launched and tested at sea, and demonstrated to high-profile customers and partners, including major worldwide hydrographic institutes and navies. Unveiled last March at Oceanology International in London, the DriX O-16 was first put to sea on Wednesday, May 29th in its home port of La Ciotat (South of France). After undergoing a first series of sea trials within the next couple of days, it was showcased in action to selected partners and customers on Wednesday, June 5th. Twice the length and five times the displacement of the legacy DriX H-8, the latest addition to Exail’s USV product line, DriX O-16, is designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days. It benefits from an autonomy of 3,500 nm and can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets. Its larger size allows for a wide range of payloads, including Multibeam Echosounders (MBES), Sub-Bottom Profilers (SBP), and acoustic subsea positioning and communication systems (USBL). Additionally, the USV features a launch and recovery system to deploy Remotely Operated Towed Vehicles (ROTVs), inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The new transoceanic USV is particularly suited for full ocean depth scientific and hydrographic surveys, geophysical and UXO surveys, and subsea infrastructure inspections, which may require the deployment of multiple robots. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/gsMxsNkw

𝐀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱 : 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 (𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐃𝐅) The global unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) market size was valued at USD 3.02 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 3.34 billion in 2024 to USD 8.14 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 13.5% during the forecast period. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 @ https://lnkd.in/gM_RJbrp Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) have become indispensable tools in #defense and exploration due to their remarkable capabilities and versatility. These advanced vehicles are equipped with sophisticated sensors and navigation systems that enable them to operate autonomously in challenging #underwater #environments, providing a significant advantage over traditional manned vehicles. For example, the #Bluefin-21 UUV, developed by Bluefin #Robotics, is renowned for conducting deep-sea exploration missions, surveying the ocean floor with high precision and efficiency, and revealing hidden underwater landscapes and ecosystems. The evolution of #UUV technology has led to the development of vehicles in various sizes, from small and agile #AUVs to larger and more complex UUVs designed for specialized missions. For example, the Knifefish UUV, developed for the U.S. Navy, specializes in anti-submarine warfare operations. 𝗗𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 @ https://lnkd.in/gYYrSegP 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟓 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 (𝐔𝐔𝐕) 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭: 1. Cost Efficiency 2. Enhanced Safety 3. Extended Mission Duration 4. Advanced Data Collection 5. Versatility in Applications 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: General Dynamics Mission Systems | Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal | Exail - Defense & Security | ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH | Saab USA | Ultra Maritime | Saab Seaeye | Oceaneering | Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. | Bluefin | Fugro | Forum Energy Technologies | Teledyne SeaBotix, Inc. | Kystdesign | Saipem | SMD

ROVs are tethered unmanned underwater vehicles specifically designed for operations in harsh underwater environments. The ROV Market is projected to reach an estimated value of USD 3.2 billion in 2030. North America is expected to remain dominant during 2024-2030. Key factors driving its growth are: 🔹Large number of offshore rig counts,  🔹Advancements in ROV technology, 🔹Expansion in offshore energy development 🔹Increasing research & development activities 🔎Explore the attractive market segments and associated growth #opportunities in the #ROV market, here >>  https://lnkd.in/d5J46c7P Key Players: Oceaneering International | Subsea7 | DOF Subsea | Fugro | C-Innovation, LLC | Helix Energy Solutions Group #oilandgas #ROV #subsea #underwater #robot #rig #technology #offshore #marketgrowth #StratviewResearch

French high-tech firm Exail has carried out the first sea trials of an uncrewed surface vessel it launched at this year’s Oceanology show. DriX O-16 is the latest addition to Exail’s USV range, and was designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days. It can be autonomous for 3,500nm, using multiple payloads and other subsea assets and is larger than its previous vessel – being twice the length and five times the displacement. Because of its size it can carry Multibeam Echsounders, Sub-Bottom Profilers, acoustic subsea positioning and communications systems and a launch and recovery system to deploy remotely operated towed vehicles, inspection-class ROVs and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). “The new transoceanic USV is particularly suited for full ocean depth scientific and hydrographic surveys. geophysical and UXO surveys and subsea infrastructure inspections, which may require the deployment of multiple robots,” says Exail, which was formed in 2022 with a merger of ECA Group and iXblue. The vessel was put to sea off the port of La Ciotat, in the South of France. Keep up to date with the latest industry news on Maritime Journal ; https://lnkd.in/eJSXH8yC

 𝐀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱 : 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 (𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐃𝐅) The global unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) market size was valued at USD 3.02 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 3.34 billion in 2024 to USD 8.14 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 13.5% during the forecast period. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 @ https://lnkd.in/gJX5F_AR Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) have become indispensable tools in  #defense and exploration due to their remarkable capabilities and versatility. These advanced vehicles are equipped with sophisticated sensors and navigation systems that enable them to operate autonomously in challenging  #underwater  #environments, providing a significant advantage over traditional manned vehicles. For example, the hashtag#Bluefin-21 UUV, developed by Bluefin  #Robotics, is renowned for conducting deep-sea exploration missions, surveying the ocean floor with high precision and efficiency, and revealing hidden underwater landscapes and ecosystems. The evolution of  #UUV technology has led to the development of vehicles in various sizes, from small and agile  #AUVs to larger and more complex UUVs designed for specialized missions. For example, the Knifefish UUV, developed for the U.S. Navy, specializes in anti-submarine warfare operations. 𝗗𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 @ https://lnkd.in/gxkbfU-u 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟓 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 (𝐔𝐔𝐕) 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭: 1. Cost Efficiency 2. Enhanced Safety 3. Extended Mission Duration 4. Advanced Data Collection 5. Versatility in Applications 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: General Dynamics Mission Systems | Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal | Exail - Defense & Security | ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH | Saab USA | Ultra Maritime |Saab Seaeye | Oceaneering | Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. | Bluefin | Fugro |Forum Energy Technologies | Teledyne SeaBotix, Inc. | Kystdesign | Saipem | SMD