The Ministry of Defence has announced that the UK is set to lead the development of three advanced undersea sensor payloads for uncrewed underwater vehicles.

Scottish Water has worked with partners to turn a surfboard into a state-of-the-art automated inspection device to gather information on the condition of infrastructure vital to the supply of Edinburgh’s drinking water.

Amey, together with RACE, have secured funding from Innovate UK, to build a prototype autonomous vehicle and test data collected from its sensors, which will ultimately transform current urban services and deliver safety benefits.