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. 2023 May 10;23(10):4643. doi: 10.3390/s23104643

Table 4.

Countries, companies, and their work for developing UUVs [98].

Country Company Work
USA Bluefin Robotics Developing and supplying main AUV (Odyssey AUV, Bluefin 9, 12, 21 dia AUV)
Boeing Developing LMRS AUV (military), Echo Ranger AUV (civilian)
Hydroid REMUS AUV technology development (WHOI Source development, License)
iRobot Ranger UUV (Sea Glider)
Lockheed Martin RMMV, BAE Archerfish EMDV production and submarine launching development
Oceaneering ROV production/operation and development of Echo Ranger Vehicle AUV
Ocean Server Technology Developing a small, light, low-cost AUV
Teledyne Webb Research Designing and making the Apex profiling float, Slocum glider, and Discuss glider
UK ASV Ltd. Designing a surface, semisubmersible/underwater towing platform
BAE Systems Developing an AUV (multirole platform) and airborne EMDV Archerfish
Go Science Developing the Autotracker system
Hydro-lek Producing a manipulator for ROVs
Saab Seaeye Designing a ring-wing AUV
France ACSA Developing underwater navigation/GPS receiver/acoustic localization system and gliding AUV
Cybernetix Developing ALIVE AUV and SWIMMIER
DCNS Developing the ASM-X AUV
ECA Producing the RAP ROV (MCM) and developing a new concept MCM AUV for the navy
Thales Underwater system Producing a towed MCM sonar/PVDM and developing an MCM AUV with ECA
Germany Atlas Electronik Developing marine electronic system supply
Alstrom Schilling Robotics Developing the ROV Quest 4000
Herion Systemtechik Gmbh Developing David
Canada International Submarine Engineering (ISE) Developing the complex swimmer AUV/ROV
Marport Deep Sea Technology Developing a sound monitoring system for deep sea fish
Japan Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) Developing the Aqua-Explorer AUV
Australia Woodside Energy Developing AUV for Exploration and production of undersea gas lines and inspection pipeline