MarineAI signs Armed Forces Covenant, strengthening defence sector ties
- The company is on track to achieve Bronze Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) status
- Commitment strengthens support for serving personnel, veterans and reservists
- Builds on MarineAI’s close ties to the defence and maritime sectors
Plymouth-based MarineAI has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, marking a significant step in its ongoing commitment to supporting the UK’s Armed Forces community.
Armed Forces Covenant is a pledge to ensure that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly.
By signing, MarineAI commits to upholding these principles through its employment practices and wider engagement with the defence community.
As a business operating at the intersection of maritime innovation and defence, MarineAI recognises the unique value that service personnel, reservists and veterans bring. Their experience in high-pressure, complex operational environments aligns closely with the company’s work in advanced maritime autonomy and technology.
The company is also progressing towards achieving Bronze status under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), recognising organisations that demonstrate tangible support for the Armed Forces community and align with the Covenant’s principles.
Oliver Thompson, Technical Director at MarineAI, said: “Signing the Armed Forces Covenant is a natural step for MarineAI. We work closely with the defence and maritime sectors, and we see first-hand the expertise, leadership and resilience that service personnel and veterans bring.
“Formalising our commitment ensures we continue to support fair employment practices and play an active role in the wider defence community.”
Headquartered in Plymouth, a city with a long-standing connection to the Royal Navy and wider Armed Forces, MarineAI is well positioned to contribute meaningfully to this national commitment.
Global seabed mapping reaches new milestone as five million square kilometres added in a year
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project today announces that 28.7% of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped, with almost five million square kilometres of data added over the past year.
The 2026 figure was announced by Mitsuyuki Unno, Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation, at the Assembly of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), currently underway in Monaco.
Bringing together delegations from 104 Member States, alongside observers from international organisations, maritime authorities and industry, the triennial Assembly provides an opportunity to review global progress in hydrography and set priorities for the years ahead. The announcement also reflects a long-standing connection as the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) was initiated in 1903 by Prince Albert I of Monaco – a pioneering oceanographer who recognised the need for a coordinated global effort to map the planet’s seafloor.
Established in 2017, Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO, which seeks to accelerate the complete mapping of the world’s ocean, and to compile all the data into the freely available GEBCO Ocean Map. The Project is formally endorsed as a Decade Action of the UN Ocean Decade. GEBCO is a joint programme of the IHO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, and is the only organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor.
The latest update represents approximately 104 million square kilometres of mapped seabed – an area equivalent to more than two-thirds of the Earth’s land surface. Over the past year alone, a further five million square kilometres of data have been incorporated into the GEBCO Grid.
This progress reflects ongoing contributions from a growing and increasingly diverse global community. A total of 220 organisations have now contributed, including 15 new contributors over the past year, with first-time data contributions from countries including Malaysia, Morocco, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia, among others.
Commenting on the announcement, Seabed 2030 Director Jamie McMichael-Phillips said: “This update reflects what the global community can achieve when data is shared openly and collaboratively. Seabed 2030 exists to help bring those contributions together, and we are seeing that collective effort translate into meaningful results. We are grateful to The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO for their ongoing support, which enables us to accelerate progress towards a complete map of the ocean floor.”
Announcing the update, Mitsuyuki Unno, Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation, said: “The progress reflected in the 2026 Grid demonstrates what can be achieved through sustained international collaboration. At The Nippon Foundation, we are committed to supporting people and organisations working to deepen our understanding of the ocean, and to strengthening the connections between them – helping to ensure that knowledge of the seabed can be built upon and passed on to future generations.”
Evert Flier, GEBCO Chair, added: “The GEBCO Grid is a global, collaborative dataset that brings together bathymetric data from a wide range of sources into a consistent and authoritative reference. This is the work of hundreds of people from around the world, working behind the scenes and forming an ever-growing GEBCO community. With each update, it provides an increasingly robust foundation for ocean science and related applications – and today’s announcement reflects the steady progress being made in building a more complete picture of the ocean floor.”
The 2026 update includes significant regional increases in mapped coverage. The ROPME Sea Area more than tripled in coverage, increasing from approximately 6.4% to 20.5%. Coverage also increased across the Eastern Atlantic, North Indian Ocean, Meso American and Caribbean Sea, and North Sea regions. At the national level, substantial increases were recorded within several Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
Further highlights from the past year include the incorporation of a wide range of new and previously unshared datasets, including:
- Significant contributions from major data repositories, including NOAA-NCEI and PANGAEA
- Expanded coastal mapping through datasets such as the Global Coastal SDB Dataset from Copernicus/EOMAP, adding new coverage in areas not represented in previous Grid releases
- Notable satellite-derived bathymetry from the Greenwater Foundation, in partnership with TCarta and Caladan Oceanic
- Additional bathymetric data from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), expanding coverage in the North Pacific
- Deep-water mapping data from NOAA-led Seascape Alaska campaigns
- Multibeam survey data contributed by the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation of the Brazilian Navy
- Multibeam data around the Comoros, contributed by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), marking a new contributing organisation
All data collected and shared with the Seabed 2030 project is included in the free and publicly available GEBCO global grid, supporting ocean science, policy and informed decision-making.
For more detailed information on The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, please visit: Home — Seabed 2030
Kongsberg Maritime wins simulator contract with the French Naval Academy in Lanvéoc
Kongsberg Maritime, a global marine technology company providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors, has been awarded a contract by the French Navy (Ministère des Armées et des anciens combattants) to deliver advanced ship bridge simulation systems to the French Naval Academy, École Navale, located in Lanvéoc near Brest, France.
The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process in which Kongsberg Maritime achieved the highest overall evaluation score. The new simulation systems will support the academy’s longstanding mission of educating and training naval cadets and officers. With more than 200 years of history, École Navale is widely recognised as one of the world’s most prestigious naval education institutions.
The delivery, scheduled for October 2026, will include four fully equipped K-Sim Navigation high-fidelity ship bridge simulators. Each simulator will feature integrated radar systems and a 270-degree visual environment using high-end projection technology to enable realistic and immersive team training scenarios.
The project also includes integration of Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality 3D visualisation, two hybrid bridges designed for multi-purpose training, as well as desktop simulators configured for ECDIS training in a classroom environment. In addition, Kongsberg Maritime will develop several customised warship models and sailing areas tailored to the operational requirements and training objectives of the French Navy.
Commandant Gabriel, French Navy, comments: “This simulator investment will replace our previous training system, and we are pleased that Kongsberg Maritime met our expectations for a high-end training solution. The new simulators will provide access to high-quality simulation technology with advanced navy functionality enabling highly realistic and effective training for our cadets and officers.”
“Approximately 30 years ago, we delivered simulators to the French Navy for the first time. We are therefore very pleased to confirm our relationship and continue supporting the high-quality training of their cadets and officers,” says Are Føllesdal Tjønn, Managing Director - Simulation at Kongsberg Maritime. “With this investment, the French Naval Academy will join a global community of leading naval academies that rely on Kongsberg Maritime simulation technology for immersive training and education.”
With this delivery, Kongsberg Maritime further strengthens its long-standing position as a trusted partner to navies worldwide. The solution delivered to École Navale combines high-fidelity simulation, advanced visualisation technologies, and tailored naval functionality to support safe, effective, and future-ready training.
The new simulators will enable the French Naval Academy to train cadets and officers in complex operational scenarios, enhance team performance, and prepare crews for real-world missions in an increasingly demanding maritime environment.
Unique Group Expands Global Subsea Mechanical Division with Multi-Million Dollar Investment
Unique Group, global leader in subsea technologies and engineering, has announced a multi-million-dollar investment to expand its Subsea Mechanical division globally, strengthening its capabilities across subsea decommissioning, installation and construction projects.
The investment reflects the company’s continued evolution from its origins in survey rental to a broader subsea technology and engineering provider. The expanded mechanical portfolio supports an integrated delivery model combining survey, excavation, buoyancy, cutting, lifting and recovery services within a single framework.
A key element of the division’s capability is the proprietary Uni-FlowX Controlled Mass Flow Excavation (CMFE) system. The system enables non-contact trenching, de-burial and controlled asset exposure, supporting both construction and late-life decommissioning scopes where seabed preparation is required prior to cutting or recovery.
The mechanical solution asset base has been expanded to include hydraulic subsea shears for controlled severance, high performance diamond wire saws, twin recovery grabs for heavy lift retrieval, mattress recovery tools and advanced back deck support equipment. Supporting systems such as hydraulic power units, spoolers and engineered buoyancy solutions further enhance the company’s ability to execute integrated offshore removal campaigns.
Unique Group has also established strategic partnerships with RenOcean, broadening access to precision cutting technologies within its mechanical offering while maintaining full engineering oversight and delivery control.
Unique Group’s mechanical capability is supported by a global workforce of more than 650 professionals, including over 200 in house engineers, providing structural analysis, lift calculations, Pre-FEED and FEED engineering studies, vessel interface design and bespoke tooling development. This engineering capability enables mechanical systems to be designed and delivered as coordinated, project-specific solutions. The company delivers bespoke engineering solutions backed by global manufacturing and assembly facilities across key energy regions and provides experienced offshore personnel to support project execution from mobilisation through completion.
“This investment strengthens our ability to deliver integrated mechanical spreads at scale,” said Karl Dale, Vice President – Subsea Mechanical, Unique Group. “There is an increasing demand for coordinated solutions that reduce interface complexity. Our focus is on engineering-led delivery and accountable project support.”
With 18 global locations, Unique Group combines regional manufacturing, assembly and mobilisation capability with consistent international engineering standards across major energy markets.
The expansion reinforces Unique Group’s commitment to delivering engineered, lifecycle-focused subsea solutions that reduce risk, simplify execution and support the offshore industry’s evolving project demands.
Bedrock Appoints Former Satellogic Exec as CEO to Drive Growth in Autonomous Maritime Intelligence
Bedrock Ocean Exploration, a leader in autonomous subsea data and intelligence, announced the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer as the company builds on major deployments and rising demand across global offshore markets.
Tirman brings more than two decades of experience in scaling deep-technology companies across geospatial intelligence, data platforms, and high-growth global commercial operations. He previously helped lead Satellogic through early commercial traction to tens of millions in revenue and its public market debut. Under his leadership, Satellogic delivered cutting edge imagery and data products to defense and intelligence customers worldwide, and complex space system sales to include a broad area maritime constellation. As CEO, he will drive Bedrock's strategy, go-to-market execution, and operational growth. Founder Charles Chiau will continue as Chief Technology Officer, focusing on hardware and software advancements as Bedrock enters its next phase of innovation in delivering AI-driven, autonomous subsea intelligence for enterprise and government customers at a global scale.
"The opportunity ahead is massive," said Tirman, the new CEO of Bedrock. "It's similar to the early days of the space economy, where access to high-quality data unlocked entirely new markets. Today we support sustained operations in complex offshore environments across the Gulf of Mexico, UK, and North Sea, and we are experiencing exceptionally strong demand across government and commercial sectors."
Bedrock is building the largest private fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles, supporting the offshore energy, hydrographic mapping, and maritime security industries. Its vertically integrated platform with multi-sensor subsea data can be deployed without specialized infrastructure and operate in a wide range of offshore environments, from small vessels to large-scale ships. Bedrock's Mosaic platform offers seamless data access, visualization, and collaboration, while Trident supports remote fleet operations and mission coordination, enabling it to deliver faster surveys, lower costs, and more reliable data than traditional methods.
"Having held both the CEO and CTO roles through our early growth, I'm excited to continue innovating and redefining how maritime intelligence is captured and delivered," said Chiau, founder and CTO of Bedrock. "With Matt leading go-to-market, I'll be focusing on advancing our dual-use technical roadmap to continue to increase speed to insight for our customers."
"Accessing high-quality seafloor data has historically been slow, expensive, and complex," said Greg Sands, Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa. "As demand accelerates across energy, defense, and environmental monitoring, Bedrock is redefining what's possible with a faster, safer, and more cost-effective approach to subsea intelligence."
OMS Group to deploy Exail’s DriX O-16 to support global subsea cable installation
OMS Group and Exail today announced the acquisition of a second Exail DriX O-16 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), accelerating OMS Group’s deployment of autonomous survey capabilities to support the growing demand for subsea cable infrastructure worldwide.
The first DriX O-16, purchased last year and to be named USV Elite, is scheduled to be launched in mid-2026. Together, the two vessels will support subsea cable installation campaigns globally, performing seabed surveys, route verification, and monitoring for critical telecommunications cable infrastructure.
With an operational endurance of up to 30 days and a range of approximately 3,500 nautical miles, the DriX O-16 is designed to support long-duration survey missions with minimal reliance on crewed vessels. The platform also accommodates advanced survey sensors, including the Kongsberg EM124
multibeam echo sounder, enabling precise, high-resolution seabed mapping required for large-scale subsea infrastructure projects.
Ronnie Lim, Group Chief Executive Officer of OMS Group, said, "As global demand for subsea digital infrastructure continues to grow, advanced survey capability has become increasingly important. The deployment of the DriX O-16 strengthens our ability to deliver high-quality seabed data with greater safety, lower emissions, and improved operational resilience, particularly for long-duration and remote offshore missions."
The DriX O-16 will be integrated into OMS Group’s expanding survey ecosystem, alongside the planned deployment of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and the establishment of a Remote Operation Centre (ROC) in Singapore, enabling remote supervision, real-time data validation, and coordinated multi-vehicle operations.
For Exail, the contract confirms the relevance of its DriX Uncrewed Surface Vessel portfolio in supporting high-value offshore infrastructure development.
Olivier Cervantes, VP Maritime Autonomy Systems, Exail, said, "The subsea cable market is expanding rapidly, driven by global connectivity needs. Our DriX O-16, equipped with an EM124 multibeam echo sounder, provides cable-laying operators with the endurance and seabed coverage required to support complex installation campaigns. The use of USVs can reduce the survey carbon footprint by up to 99%, decrease human exposure at sea, and offer greater operational flexibility while maintaining high data quality."
COAST announces successful clean energy Innovation Challenge participants developing solutions for priority Canadian Coast Guard needs
Four B.C.-based companies are the successful participants of an Innovation Challenge to be delivered through Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace and enabled by the BC Marine Energy and Decarbonization Hub, a joint initiative of COAST and the University of Victoria.
This Innovation Challenge is designed to help address the Canadian Coast Guard's goal to decarbonize land-based operations in remote coastal areas of British Columbia. It targets new innovations that can displace diesel at remote locations, utilizing renewable energy sources (including marine renewables), as well as advanced energy management and storage solutions.
The systems must be rapidly deployable, modular, and scalable to meet the Coast Guard’s operational constraints at remote, often hard-to-access sites.
Ascent Systems Technologies, Cleohydron Innovation Inc, Mostar Labs Inc and Voltai Inc will receive funding of 50% of eligible project costs, up to $100,000, as well as access to office and lab space at the Marine Technology Centre in North Saanich, and direct access to the Canadian Coast Guard technical teams and Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) researchers to support their development goals.
Ascent Systems Technologies is adapting its Autonomous Environment Monitoring and Surveillance (AEMS) platform into AEMS-COAST, a rugged, modular clean-energy unit. The system integrates renewable generation, storage, smart power management and communications to operate autonomously. The company will reconfigure and enhance the system for long-term deployment in harsh coastal and marine environments.
Cleohydron Innovation Inc is developing “Hydrogen at the Edge,” a clean hydrogen production system tailored to remote coastal facilities that currently rely on diesel. It will advance the technology from lab-validated components to an integrated, deployment-ready prototype that can be safely and reliably operated under site-relevant conditions.
Mostar Labs Inc’s Lighthouse LilyPad is a modular floating renewable energy platform designed to provide reliable clean power to remote coastal operations and displace diesel use. The company will demonstrate consistent renewable generation, high system availability, stable three-phase power and robust storm performance, while establishing repeatable processes for deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning.
Voltai Inc’s WaveNexus project is advancing a modular wave-energy system intended as a rapidly deployable microgrid component for remote coastal infrastructure. Through its participation in the Challenge, the company will integrate and test the system in a relevant near-shore environment to generate credible performance and emissions-reduction data and show how wave energy can operate as part of a hybrid microgrid.
Strong results from this Challenge will help inform future procurement specifications and could position innovations for consideration through federal procurement processes, subject to operational needs and performance.
To be eligible for this Innovation Challenge, companies had to be registered, licensed or certified to do business in B.C., with at least two years of operating history and ready to run a test or pilot. COAST is an initiative of the South Island Prosperity Partnership, Greater Victoria’s economic development alliance. COAST received Catalyst Funding from Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) and the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions to catalyze an ocean innovation cluster in Pacific Canada.
Sonardyne Fetch precision for new deep-sea neutrino telescope
A new, world-class deep-sea neutrino detector being built to transform our understanding of the universe is to use precise positioning from underwater technology company Sonardyne.
An array of Sonardyne's Fetch instruments will provide the precise and stable underwater positioning the 3,000 m deep Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) needs to accurately detect and analyse high-energy neutrinos.
P-ONE – a multi-national, multi-institute scientific collaborative project – will help scientists to unlock insights into extreme cosmic phenomena like black holes and supernovae.
The next generation cosmic neutrino telescope will be built off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, leveraging Ocean Network's Canada's existing world-class advanced deep-sea infrastructure.
Alongside exploring the universe, P-ONE will also deliver vital data for oceanography, climate science and tectonic research, advancing both astrophysics and marine technology.
Simon Fraser University (SFU), in British Columbia, is one of the collaborators on the P-ONE project and is coordinator of the array’s acoustic positioning.
Professor Matthias Danninger, principal investigator at SFU, says, "The P-ONE collaboration’s goal is to create a unique observational facility, as part of a global effort to improve our understanding of high-energy and ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos, their sources and their role in astro and particle physics.
"The positioning system is critical to its success. Critically, we need to know precisely where our detector is in the absolute geo-reference frame and also where each component is relative to each other at any time, as, although anchored the ocean currents will move the detector lines constantly.
“With Sonardyne’s Fetch system, we'll achieve the precision we need and continuous monitoring to maintain alignment, safeguarding data integrity and enabling P-ONE to unlock insights into extreme cosmic phenomena."
The P-OnE detector will involve the anchoring of a three-dimensional array of thousands of advanced optical sensors creating a vast detection grid. These will detect the faint light (Cherenkov radiation) created when high-energy neutrinos interact with water molecules.
The P-One collaboration’s goal is to build a full detector array that would cover multiple square kilometres. The initial pilot array – and a potential future full array – will be connected into ONC's existing cabled infrastructure, which spans thousands of kilometres in the Cascadia Basin.
Thanks to the ONC infrastructure, P-ONE has readily available power and data transmission capabilities, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis.
“We’re incredibly proud that our Fetch technology is playing a pivotal role in the P-ONE project, supporting international, collaborative science,” says Michelle Barnett, Ocean Science Business Development Manager/Kim Swords, Sales Manager, Sonardyne.
“By ensuring precise sensor positioning and stability, we will be enabling pioneering discoveries in cosmic phenomena and demonstrating how innovative underwater technology can advance global scientific research.”
Designed as a long-life autonomous seabed node, Fetch can operate for up to 10 years, making it ideal for extended deep-sea monitoring campaigns.
Its adaptable design allows for a range of sensors to be integrated, supporting everything from seabed deformation studies to broader ocean science.
With a robust, deep-rated housing and seamless integration into Sonardyne’s positioning ecosystem, Fetch is a pivotal tool for advancing research in the deep sea.
GeoAcoustics Ltd appoints Celestial Tech as Channel Partner in Bangladesh
GeoAcoustics Ltd has appointed Celestial Tech as its official Channel Partner in Bangladesh. The agreement will see Celestial Tech represent the full GeoAcoustics product portfolio, including the new GeoMB multibeam echosounder, GeoScan side scan sonar systems, and GeoPulse sub-bottom profilers.
Celestial Tech is a technology provider with focus on delivering advanced engineering and geospatial solutions across Bangladesh’s growing marine, inland waterway, and infrastructure sectors. With increasing demand for accurate hydrographic data to support port development, dredging operations, river management, and offshore energy projects, the partnership strengthens local access to GeoAcoustics sonar systems.
“Bangladesh is a strategically important market with significant investment in coastal and inland waterway development,” said Richard Dowdeswell, Chief Commercial Officer at GeoAcoustics Ltd. “Celestial Tech is a well-established and trusted player in the market, and brings strong regional insight as well as proven technical capability. This makes them well placed to support our end-users working in complex and dynamic survey environments, and we are pleased to welcome them to our global Channel Partner Network.”
Through the partnership, Celestial Tech will provide sales, integration, and first-line support for GeoAcoustics systems. This includes solutions optimised for shallow water bathymetry, sediment characterisation, and high-resolution seabed imaging, which are all key requirements for inland waterway and coastal survey applications in and around Bangladesh.
“GeoAcoustics systems are well regarded for their robustness and data quality in challenging environments,” said Captain (retd.) Nayeem Muktadir BN, Director Hydrography and Oceanography at Celestial Tech. “With technologies such as the new GeoMB multibeam and field-proven sub-bottom profiler and side scan systems, we see strong alignment with the needs of our clients. We look forward to supporting surveyors, researchers, and marine contractors with reliable and efficient solutions from such a highly regarded subsea technology company.”
The agreement reflects GeoAcoustics’ ongoing commitment to supporting customers through a network of expert regional partners. By working with local specialists, the company ensures that its hydroacoustic systems are deployed effectively and supported throughout their operational lifecycle.
As hydrographic and geophysical survey requirements continue to expand across South Asia, partnerships such as this play a key role in enabling efficient data acquisition and informed decision-making for marine and inland water projects.
ZeroUSV Hosts Defence Leaders in Plymouth as £50m Growth Deal Announced
Maritime autonomy specialist ZeroUSV welcomed senior defence leaders to its Plymouth base, as a a major £50 million investment in the region’s defence sector was unveiled, to showcase its OCEANUS class and take part in roundtable discussions on how Plymouth can continue its path to becoming not just a National centre for marine autonomy but a global leader and centre of excellence of maritime autonomy.
Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Coaker, alongside Luke Pollard MP and Fred Thomas MP, visited ZeroUSV’s facilities at Turnchapel Wharf on Wednesday (8 April), where they were given a tour of the company’s facilities including the Oceanus12 USV.
During the visit, ZeroUSV were able to show first hand how the highly successful OCEANUS12 class has been able to provide the benchmarkfor the spiral development of the new OCEANUS17 (17m vessel) currently under construction and due for launch later this summer.
The visit coincided with the announcement of the government’s £50 million Defence Growth Deal (DGD) for Plymouth and the South West – a significant boost aimed at accelerating defence innovation, supporting high-growth businesses, and strengthening the UK’s maritime capabilities.
It also provided an opportunity to highlight ZeroUSV’s role within the National Centre for Maritime Autonomy (NCMA) ecosystem, alongside discussions around the company’s pace of development, scalability, and future growth.
Following the visit, ZeroUSV joined industry leaders and local stakeholders in a roundtable discussion focused on how Plymouth can capitalise on the investment and cement its position as a global hub for maritime autonomy.
Matthew Ratsey, Managing Director of ZeroUSV, said: “The UK has a real opportunity to lead the world in maritime autonomy, and Plymouth is at the heart of that. It was a privilege to welcome Lord Coaker, Luke Pollard and Fred Thomas to our base and demonstrate how quickly sovereign, operational capability can with the right support be delivered from the UK.
“The £50 million Defence Growth Deal is a strong vote of confidence in the region. It creates real momentum for innovation, investment and collaboration across Team Plymouth, and we’re excited to play our part in that journey.”
The Defence Growth Deal is expected to unlock new opportunities for companies developing advanced technologies, including uncrewed and autonomous systems, while supporting job creation and skills development across the South West.
With its strong naval heritage and growing innovation ecosystem, Plymouth is increasingly seen as a focal point for the future of maritime defence – with companies like ZeroUSV helping to drive that momentum.