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 […]
MANTAS T12 USV for hydrographic and bathymetric survey The Royal New Zealand Navy’s littoral warfare unit, HMNZS Matataua, has completed trials with an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). BlueZone Group has provided a three-month lease of a MANTAS T12 USV from Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC). The USV was used to investigate whether USVs can […]
The largest International Land Defence Exposition in this region BlueZone attended the largest LAND FORCES International Land Defence Exposition held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The three-day event had over 810 exhibitor companies and record attendance, attracting 159 Defence, government, industry, and scientific delegations, from 30 nations including Australia’s Chief of Army […]
Underwater Autonomous Technologies and their Application within Defence Industry BlueZone Group Project Manager Mitchell Hinchcliffe presented at the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) in Perth, WA on the 12th of October. The Evening Technical Meeting was focused on Underwater Autonomous Technologies and their Applications within the Defence Industry. Mitchell’s topic was “Anti-Submarine Warfare operations […]
