MITRE and Sofar Ocean establish Bristlemouth testbed
MITRE and Sofar Ocean began work to expand the Bristlemouth plug-and-play connectivity standard for marine technology.

Evidence notes
- Bristlemouth defines an ocean-proof connector and peer-to-peer hardware interface for interoperable marine systems.
- MITRE committed to equip its Massachusetts BlueTech Lab as the first Bristlemouth centre of excellence.
- The testbed is intended to shorten integration cycles for developers moving marine hardware from laboratory testing into the ocean.