Florida-based Teledyne Marine and Devon-based MSubs have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue autonomous maritime system opportunities with the Royal Navy.
The collaboration will combine vehicle platforms, autonomy software, sensors, communications systems, cameras, lighting, and subsea connectivity solutions to enhance unmanned maritime operations.
The partners aim to support major British naval initiatives, including the seven-year anti-submarine warfare program Atlantic Bastion and the Maritime Mine Countermeasures Block 2 offshore support vessel program, while also targeting opportunities in the broader international market.
The cooperation builds on previous integration work that saw Teledyne’s SeaBat multibeam sonars fitted onto UK-built Zero unmanned surface vessels during a Portuguese Navy-led NATO autonomous systems exercise last year.
Looking ahead, the companies intend to deploy Teledyne’s Slocum autonomous underwater gliders and Osprey-class underwater drones from Zero unmanned surface platforms in the UK and Iceland during the first and second quarters of 2026.
