UMIAILE Participates in Ministry of Defense Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency's "Research on Maritime Surveillance and Control Systems"
UMIAILE, a marine robotics startup established in January 2025, announced its participation in the "Research on Maritime Surveillance and Control Systems" project led by the Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Ministry of Defense. This project, part of the Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute (DISTI)'s "Breakthrough Research for Demonstration" theme, is managed by a consortium of 11 companies, with the New Media Development Association as the contracting entity. UMIAILE is responsible for the design, development, and technical demonstration of autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) swarm systems. The contract, signed on March 31, 2025, is valued at 2,480,500,000 JPY.
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UMIAILE, headquartered in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, and led by CEO Ryosuke Itai, specializes in R&D and solution provision for autonomous marine robotics. Since its founding in January 2025, the company has developed the small unmanned boat "UMIAILE ASV," featuring unique attitude control technology using hydrofoils, under the concept of "a satellite at 0m altitude." This technology enables real-time, large-scale marine data collection. In this project, UMIAILE will leverage its USV technology and digital marine modeling expertise to develop new surveillance infrastructure for maritime security. The technologies demonstrated are also being considered for civilian applications such as environmental surveys, marine infrastructure inspection, and disaster prevention/mitigation. The consortium includes UMIAILE, Blue Ocean Research Inc., NEC Corporation, Starlight Kogyo Co., Ltd., Lighthouse Co., Ltd., Environmental Simulation Laboratory Co., Ltd., Fusion LLC, Clarelink Technology Inc., Ecomott Inc., and one other company.