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BlueTIDE Celebrates Three Years of Growing Maritime Innovation

What started three years ago as a small technology demonstration event has grown into a major gathering for maritime innovation, bringing together technology developers, government and DoD leaders, investors, researchers and industry partners in Newport, Rhode Island....

BlueTIDE Investor Speed Dating Connected Innovators With the People Who Could Help Move Their Ideas Forward

As part of the BlueTIDE 2026 experience, Polaris Tech Bridge brought together an impressive group of blue technology innovators and investors for an afternoon of Investor + Innovation Speed Dating at Innovate Newport. Sponsored by J.P. Morgan Wealth Management and...

Rhode Island Perfectly Positioned’ to Become World Center of Undersea Technology

Rhode Island doesn’t always brag about itself—but in the world of undersea technology, it probably should. At the final session of Innovate Newport’s Blue Tech Talks on June 30, a clear message surfaced: the state, particularly around Narragansett Bay, has all the...

BlueTIDE 2026 Is Taking Shape—Here’s Who’s Headed to Newport

There’s a shift that happens when ideas leave the screen and hit the water. That’s exactly what’s coming up at BlueTIDE 2026. After a round of virtual qualification demonstrations, a group of companies has been selected to move forward to the live, in-water...

BlueTIDE 2026: What You Need to Know Before the May 28 Application Deadline

BlueTIDE 2026 is fast approaching—and so is the deadline to be part of one of the most dynamic maritime technology demonstration opportunities in the country. With applications for the Collaborative Integration Opportunity due by 11:59 PM ET on May 28, 2026,...