History

Before we began innovating the subsea world, we were leading the way above the surface with advanced carbon fiber boats, including America3, winner of the 1992 America’s Cup.

Modern motorboat speeding on the water with a mountain range in the background.

2010

The Unmanned Surface Vehicle Piranha is developed using composite technology for increased strength and lower weight.

Research team setting up equipment on snow-covered landscape, with mountains in the background, using a crane to lift an orange cylinder; some workers are standing, others are on a ladder near a dark tent.

2014

CET’s first UUV project launches in collaboration with Stone Aerospace to test components for a sub icecap UUV.

A red and gray seaplane flying over water with a bridge in the background, carrying several people dressed in yellow and black jackets and helmets.

2017

Work is completed on the “Red Foiling Boat” zero-emissions foiling catamaran, capable of high speeds, long range, and a payload of 2,200 pounds.

Autonomous underwater vehicle with a red top and white body, floating on water near a coastline with rocky shores and distant hills.

2020

CET provides floatation foam for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin.

A colorful finite element mesh plot showing stress distribution on a cylindrical object, with red indicating high stress and blue indicating low stress.

2023

CET completes undersea carbon fiber pressure vessel validation to 6,000 meters.

A collage of industrial manufacturing equipment, including a CNC machine, a large machining center, a robotic arm, and an autoclave.

2024

Automated Fiber Placement and Pressure Vessel manufacturing equipment is installed at CET, marking a great leap forward in production capabilities.

Three men, one in a white shirt, one in a black jacket, and one in a brown jacket, wearing safety helmets, prepare to launch a small submarine from a boat using a crane over a body of water.

2025

CET and RTX complete in-water demonstration of extended range UUV.

A woman splash water on a large boat at an outdoor event near a body of water, with several people watching.

2025

CET’s HADALUS XL-UUV is unveiled at BlueTide 2025.