Page 2: of Marine Technology Magazine (January 2026)

January/February 2026

On the Cover

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Volume 69 • Number 1Volume 69 •Number 1 8 New Y ear, New Gear: Threats, Modularity, and

Agility to Drive Subsea

Defense in 2026

By David Strachan 16 Fr om Trials to Cable Lay: SMD Quantum ROV Set for

Fleeming Jenkin Integration

By Amir Garanovic 8 24 Monitoring the Restless

Earth for the Next “Big

One” 28

GNSS-A Sea? oor Monitoring

By Michelle Barnett 34 The Coldest Place in the Universe

Need for GNSS-Denied

Navigation Has Upped

Atomic Clock Technology

By Wendy Laursen 38 Rising Expectations:

A Deep Dive on Underwater

Vehicles

By Celia Konowe 42 Oceanology International 2026 Brings Ashore

New COAST Focus Oi26 Turns to Coastal Issues

By Celia Konowe 4 Editor’s Note 38 6 Authors & Contributors 7 Editorial Board 14 UXO Detection 18 Underwater Acoustic Technology 20 Lander Lab: O-ring Seal Design 44 Tech Feature: Lithium Batteries 46 Tech Feature: Blue Lasers 50 Tech Feature: Automatic Docking 52 People & Company News 56 Products 60 Vessels & Vehicles 63 Classi? eds 64 Advertisers Index

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