The Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Uncrewed Systems (REPMUS) Exercises 2023. Kraken Robotics Inc recently announced their participation at Exercise REPMUS 23 in Portugal. The Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned System (REPMUS) is focused on capability development and interoperability, and the 2023 Exercise involved 15 NATO partners, including Sweden and Ireland. Kraken’s […]
BlueZone Group successfully exhibited at the Indo Pacific 2023 Expo The Indo Pacific 2023 International Pacific Maritime Exposition, held on the 7th to 9th November at the Sydney International Convention Centre, welcomed its largest ever attendance, with over 27,000 visitors from 40 nations taking part in the event. The 832 participating exhibitors ranged from large […]
The Hunter Defence Industry collaborated to discuss current events, issues and the path forward The Hunter Defence Conference 2023 was held in August in the Hunter Valley and attended by the large primes, NSW SMEs, academia, and the Department of Defence. The conference was yet again a fantastic opportunity to build networks and reconnect with […]
BlueZone Hosted the Acting Prime Minister of Australia, Federal Member for Paterson & Federal Member for Hunter at the Thronton, NSW Facility. BlueZone was honoured to host Mr Richard Marles, the Acting Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence in addition to the Federal Member for Paterson, Meryl Swanson and the Federal Member for […]
The U.S. Navy “Hybrid Fleet” Concept – Operations for achieving a Navy fleet of 500 ships The U.S. Navy stands at the precipice of a monumental technological advancement. In an address at the 2022 “West” conference, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, revealed the Navy’s goal to reach 500 ships by adding approximately […]
By Neil Hodges, BZG Director – Mine Warfare Specialist A quarter of a century ago ADI (now Thales) was deep into the program to construct six Royal Australian Navy Minehunter Coastal ships. Based on the Gaeta design, the MHC ships have served the Navy well and arguably continue to provide the safest capability for those […]
MARTAC USV working with Combined Task Force 152 in the Arabian Gulf MARTAC is proving itself to be an exceptional Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for military service around the world. In January 2023, Combined Task Force 152 conducted exercises in vessel boarding procedures in the Arabian Gulf that included the MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray. Exercise […]
Enhanced Endurance, Mission Capacity, and Odyssey Advanced Autonomy HII has released its newest unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), the REMUS 620. Built on the highly successful design of the REMUS 300, the REMUS 620 has a battery life of up to 110 hours and a range of 275 nautical miles. The additional energy sections provide unmatched […]
BlueZone travels to Sweden for a Factory Acceptance Test on the AUV62-AT BlueZone Group’s Lead Engineer for the AUV6-AT contract, Daniel Robins travelled to Saab Sweden in July 2022, to complete the IASWTT Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) on the AUV62-AT Intermediate Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target. BlueZone’s, Electrical Engineer, Curtis Schur and Senior Technician, Grant Maddison […]
BlueZone Group celebrates 2022 bringing the entire team together The BlueZone Team are located all around Australia. The locations of our work enable us to offer local service to our customers wherever they are around the country. However, distance means we are very rarely all together. In December 2022, we came together for a weekend […]
