Drones

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK government’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP) pledges record spending on drones and autonomous technology.

30th June 2026

UK pledges record spending on naval autonomy and uncrewed tech

30th June 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

“We are trying to take Search and Rescue into the 21st Century rather than the human eyeball,” the director of the Professional Rescue Academy, Dave Lane, told delegates at a Seawork workshop today.

10th June 2026

Floodfighters calls for multi-layer approach to SAR

10th June 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

As global tensions spread to threatening Europe’s critical underwater infrastructure, particularly in the Baltic Sea region, governments are addressing the challenges of protecting vital subsea links requiring potentially military-level responses but involving…

15th December 2025

Subsea sabotage – the hidden front of warfare

15th December 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has launched an integrated and autonomous drone and underwater sensor system to protect critical subsea infrastructure.

28th October 2025

Fincantieri launches subsea drone network amid security fears

28th October 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Heavy-lift cargo drones are being used by Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted and its UK-based drone operator Skylift to deliver critical safety evacuation equipment to the nacelles of wind turbines.

26th August 2025

Ørsted deploys drones for wind farms

26th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

AI-equipped drones have the potential to increase offshore wind efficiency, offering safer, faster and more cost-effective inspection, maintenance and cargo delivery for windfarms worldwide.

26th February 2025

WATCH: AI drones seek to revolutionise windfarm operations

26th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Autonomous drones have been demonstrated at the Spanish Port of A Coruña in a bid to use them to improve safety, surveillance and infrastructure supervision in a port.

24th July 2024

A Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones

24th July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new partnership has been formed with Exail, RTsys and ABYSSA under the CARMA project which focuses on developing swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for efficient ocean floor mapping.

17th July 2024

Expanding AUV mapping abilities

17th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch towing company Kotug has completed a test run for its Tug Drone project aimed at revolutionising how a towline connection is made between a tug and ship.

21st May 2024

Kotug tests drone towline connection

21st May 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A recent survey has been successfully completed using three survey technologies at the same time.

9th May 2024

Reservoir survey achieved with multiple technologies

9th May 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Scotland-based Interocean Marine Services demonstrated its new Flyability Elios 3 UT drone using the Valaris jack-up rig as a base to show how the technology eliminates the risk of working at height…

1st May 2024

UAV operator demos drone addition to fleet

1st May 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nearthlab, a leading provider of autonomous drone solutions, is working with Nordex SE to foster efficient and safe blade inspections across European wind farms.

10th May 2023

Drone led – the future of wind farm inspections

10th May 2023