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 |