- The Madrid-based company UTEK has Successfully Tested the Collaborative Navigation of Two of Its Unmanned Systems, Demonstrating Their Operational Capabilities for Different Applications
Last December, the First Navigation Tests of Unmanned Naval Systems Working Collaboratively Were Successfully Carried Out. This Is a Solution Where One of the Units Acts as a Leader While the Other Operates with a Following Function to the First.
KALUGA and ECUVE Systems Operating Jointly in the San Juan Reservoir (Madrid)
According to Company Sources, the True Potential of Unmanned Systems Lies Precisely in Their Collaborative Operation, Which Enhances Their Capabilities Both in the Civil Sector (Surveillance, Rescue, Environmental Control, Research, etc.) and in Security and Defense Applications.
The Year 2019 Will Mark a Milestone in the Growth of This Small Spanish Company Specialized in the Development of Unmanned Vessels. Despite Being Only Two Years Old, It Has Managed to Carve Out a Niche in the Competitive Field of R in Unmanned Systems. Currently, UTEK Leads the National Market in the Development of Unmanned Naval Systems and Has an International Presence Through Various Projects to Which It Has Been Invited to Participate Thanks to Its Work Methodologies in the Field of Engineering and the Reliability of Its Already Developed KALUGA and ECUVE Systems. Both Solutions Are Based on NARWHAL Vessels of 6.70 Meters in Length Powered by Mercury Engines.
The Company UTEK Is Currently Incubated in the Madrid Science Park Foundation (FPCM) Promoted by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The Company Has Been Housed in Said Science Park Since Its Establishment and Participated in the ESA BIC Community of Madrid Program from November 2016 to November 2018. This Support Program for Technology Companies of the European Space Agency and the Community of Madrid Is Managed by the Foundation for Knowledge madri+d.
