
HII [HII] and Ocean Aero announced the start of a strategic agreement that seeks to advance capabilities of both companies’ unmanned maritime platforms and autonomous software solutions, respectively. Following the finalization of the agreement in February, the companies said they have begun multiple, simultaneous efforts “to enhance the operational reach and duration of the platforms, collaborative autonomy behaviors, shared sensor fusion and perception capabilities, and accelerated seabed-to-shore data transmission methods.” Notably, HII spokesman Greg McCarthy told Defense Daily the companies…