Business consulting firm Frost and Sullivan presented its North American Product Leadership Award in the UUV market to Riptide Autonomous Solutions on Sept. 18.

Riptide’s Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer John Vestri accepted the award during Frost and Sullivan’s Growth, Innovation, and Leadership Awards Gala in Lost Pines, Texas.

“It is a great honor for us to receive such high recognition from an independent market research group as well regarded as Frost & Sullivan,” says Jeff Smith, Riptide’s founder and president.

“Our team and our customers know we are doing things very differently from the established players but it’s a tremendous compliment to receive this public recognition.”

As a part of a recent UUV Market Study that it conducted, Frost and Sullivan recognized Riptide’s quick growth in the UUV market, as well as the high adoption rate of an expanding range of products.

Frost and Sullivan also acknowledged Riptide’s “leadership in UUV innovation including engineering for affordability, superior hydrodynamics, and flexible energy solutions,” as well as Riptide’s focus in a number of crucial areas, including customer support, rapid delivery, and highly flexible designs.

Through its study, Frost and Sullivan determined that Riptide is a leader in the UUV market thanks to its “future-facing innovations focusing on client- and industry-specific needs to provide the best-in-class UUV technology.”

“Frost & Sullivan believes Riptide is the most advanced, customer enabling UUV manufacturer in the market by providing clients with unparalleled energy efficiency, portability, and payload customizability solutions,” says Michael Blades, Frost & Sullivan’s Research Director of the Aerospace & Defense Practice.