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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/maritime-robotics-delivers-the-brain-for-new-danish-super-sea-drone>

## [Maritime Robotics delivers the brain for new Danish super sea drone](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/maritime-robotics-delivers-the-brain-for-new-danish-super-sea-drone)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 27, 2025, 10:49:49 AM

[Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/maritime-robotics-leverer-hjernen-til-ny-dansk-supersj%C3%B8drone)

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/maritime-robotics-delivers-the-brain-for-new-danish-super-sea-drone)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/oceantech-opens-perth-office>

## [OceanTech opens Perth office](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/oceantech-opens-perth-office)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 25, 2025, 4:17:43 PM

OceanTech has opened a new office in Perth, Western Australia, in partnership with Pulse...

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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-to-deliver-underwater-rovs-to-the-netherlands-royal-navy-for-army-navy-and-mine-countermeasure-operations>

## [Netherlands Royal Navy orders underwater drones from Blueye Robotics for Army, Navy and Mine Countermeasure Operations](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-to-deliver-underwater-rovs-to-the-netherlands-royal-navy-for-army-navy-and-mine-countermeasure-operations)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 19, 2025, 11:03:54 AM

[Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/blueye-robotics-tildelt-kontrakt-for-levering-av-undervannsdroner-til-den-nederlandske-marinen-for-bruk-i-ingeni%C3%B8r-og-minemottiltaksoperasjoner)

Blueye Robotics, together with its local partner RVI Tools, has secured a...

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-to-deliver-underwater-rovs-to-the-netherlands-royal-navy-for-army-navy-and-mine-countermeasure-operations)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-with-the-norwegian-customs-for-delivery-of-underwater-drones-for-vessel-inspection>

## [Norwegian Customs Authority deploys underwater drones from Blueye Robotics for vessel inspections](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-with-the-norwegian-customs-for-delivery-of-underwater-drones-for-vessel-inspection)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 19, 2025, 9:51:33 AM

#### [Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/blueye-robotics-tildelt-kontrakt-med-tolletaten-for-levering-av-undervannsdroner-til-fartøyskontroll)

#### Blueye Robotics has been awarded the contract to deliver[underwater drones](https://www.blueyerobotics.com/rov)to...

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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/norwegian-parliamentarians-experience-the-gjallarhorn-maritime-defense-project>

## [Norwegian parliamentarians experience the Gjallarhorn maritime defense project](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/norwegian-parliamentarians-experience-the-gjallarhorn-maritime-defense-project)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 15, 2025, 8:30:57 AM

[Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/stortingspolitikere-fikk-demonstrert-maritim-forsvarsteknologi)

Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservative Party), Chair of the Standing Committee on...

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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/civil-ocean-technology-is-key-to-protecting-critical-infrastructure>

## [- Civil ocean technology is key to protecting critical infrastructure](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/civil-ocean-technology-is-key-to-protecting-critical-infrastructure)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 14, 2025, 2:31:02 PM

[Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/-sivil-havteknologi-er-n%C3%B8kkelen-til-%C3%A5-beskytte-kritisk-infrastruktur)

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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/showcasing-groundbreaking-defence-technology-in-arendal>

## [Showcasing groundbreaking defence technology in Arendal](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/showcasing-groundbreaking-defence-technology-in-arendal)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 14, 2025, 9:48:31 AM

[Les saken på norsk](https://www.nordsec-cluster.no/aktuelt/demonstrerte-banebrytende-militærteknologi-i-arendal)

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/showcasing-groundbreaking-defence-technology-in-arendal)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/trondheim-hosts-global-showdown-in-maritime-autonomy-njord-challenge-2025>

## [Trondheim Hosts Global Showdown in Maritime Autonomy: Njord Challenge 2025](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/trondheim-hosts-global-showdown-in-maritime-autonomy-njord-challenge-2025)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 11, 2025, 5:40:08 PM

[Les saken på norsk](https://fi-nor.no/verdensledende-autonomi-samles-i-trondheim-njord-challenge-2025-er-i-gang/)

The waters of Trondheim Fjord and the bustling docks of Nyhavna are alive with...

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/trondheim-hosts-global-showdown-in-maritime-autonomy-njord-challenge-2025)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/exploring-nordic-synergies-in-maritime-innovation-and-dual-use-technology>

## [Exploring Nordic synergies in maritime innovation and dual-use technology](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/exploring-nordic-synergies-in-maritime-innovation-and-dual-use-technology)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 8, 2025, 2:59:47 PM

Fremtidens Industri and Ocean Autonomy Cluster welcomed a delegation from Business Turku to...

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/exploring-nordic-synergies-in-maritime-innovation-and-dual-use-technology)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/stratesea-technology-joins-ocean-autonomy-cluster>

## [StrateSea Technology joins Ocean Autonomy Cluster](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/stratesea-technology-joins-ocean-autonomy-cluster)

Posted by [Lars Bugge Aarset](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/lars-bugge-aarset) | Aug 8, 2025, 10:00:25 AM

We’re pleased to welcome StrateSea Technology as a new member of the Ocean Autonomy Cluster.[...](https://www.stratesea.com/)

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/stratesea-technology-joins-ocean-autonomy-cluster)

## On the same subject

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/breach-vr-reality-is-cross-platform>

### [Breach VR: Reality is cross-platform](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/breach-vr-reality-is-cross-platform)

[Aida Refvik Angell](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/aida-refvik-angell)

[VR](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/vr), [Breach VR](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/breach-vr)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/the-ocean-space-incubator-will-strengthen-norways-position-in-ocean-space-technology>

### [The Ocean Space Incubator in Trøndelag: Will strengthen Norway’s position in ocean space technology](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/the-ocean-space-incubator-will-strengthen-norways-position-in-ocean-space-technology)

[Birgit Thorsen](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/birgit-thorsen)

[Uncategorized](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/uncategorized)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autonomimiljoet-i-midt-norge-far-stotte-til-millionprosjekt>

### [Autonomimiljøet i Midt-Norge får støtte til millionprosjekt](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autonomimiljoet-i-midt-norge-far-stotte-til-millionprosjekt)

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  "articleBody" : "We’re pleased to welcome StrateSea Technology as a new member of the Ocean Autonomy Cluster. StrateSea Technology builds FeatureLab, a no-code AI platform for subsea intelligence that empowers users to build, train, and deploy their own detection and classification models, using their own data. The platform is fully sensor-agnostic, supporting side-scan sonar, synthetic aperture sonar and optical data across commercial and defense applications, with lidar, multibeam sonar, and other sensor data support on the roadmap. With a strong foundation in explainable AI and user-driven workflows, FeatureLab is evolving to support multi-sensor ISR operations across autonomous and crewed maritime platforms. Joining to collaborate – We’re joining the Ocean Autonomy Cluster to collaborate with forward-leaning organizations working at the intersection of autonomy, sensing, and decision support, says Victoria Price-Doucet, CEO and Co-Founder of StrateSea Technology. – We see OAC as a critical hub for advancing interoperable ocean technologies, and we’re excited to contribute to that mission while learning from others working across the North Atlantic region and beyond. CEO Victoria Price-Doucet and CTO Maurice Doucet in StrateSea Technology Building better subsea perception StrateSea brings deep expertise in hydrography, AI/ML, and user-centered product design. The company aims to contribute practical tools, strategic insight, and technical collaboration around subsea perception, edge deployment, and explainable autonomy, especially in areas like mine countermeasures, ISR, and infrastructure inspection. – We’re excited to engage with the OAC community to accelerate dual-use innovation, connect with technology partners and end users, and ensure our platform evolves to meet the needs of both commercial and defense domains. We’re looking forward to building relationships with autonomy developers, sensor manufacturers, researchers, and end-users to help shape the future of intelligent maritime systems. Highly relevant technology - We’re thrilled to welcome StrateSea as a new member,” says Frode Halvorsen, manager at Ocean Autonomy Cluster. - Their technology is highly relevant to several of our existing members, and we hope to initiate a joint project soon. This also reflects the strong collaboration between the U.S. and Norway that Ocean Autonomy Cluster is proud to be part of. StrateSea was introduced to Ocean Autonomy Cluster through Wav-C, a long-standing partner of the cluster, Halvorsen says. Expanding partnerships and global reach StrateSea has recently announced partnerships with Klein Marine Systems and Numurus, with several additional partnerships underway. Their software is currently being evaluated for use by key defense and hydrographic stakeholders in the US, Europe, and Australia.",
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  "headline" : "StrateSea Technology joins Ocean Autonomy Cluster",
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