Enhanced Endurance, Mission Capacity and Odyssey Advanced Autonomy HII’s newest UUV, the REMUS 620 successfully undertook its first sea trials in December 2023. The sea trials included a series of surface runs and short dives. Built on the highly successful design of the REMUS 300, the REMUS 620 has a battery life of up to […]
The MARTAC T-38 USV aids in closing the gap during Naval missions. This article content outlines the advancement of autonomous systems and how they can provide significant enhancements for current operating forces for Defence. As the autonomous systems are advancing, the Navy is at an inflection point, with several gap closing technologies are readily available […]
Digital Horizon Exercises Demonstrate the Development of Unmanned Surface Vehicles. The article by George Galdorisi’s outlines the key goals of Digital Horizon and the future of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in the maritime industry. The international community has been tremendously proactive in undertaking operations, exercises, experiments, and demonstration to accelerate the development and fielding of […]
BlueZone supports Military Diving operations for Australia and New Zealand. SUEX and Blueprint Subsea’s partnership with BlueZone offers customers in Australia and New Zealand Military Diving capabilities. BlueZone provides through life sustainment of advanced technology for propulsion and underwater navigation for dive teams. As emerging and future maritime technology and capabilities continue to evolve, […]
U.S. Navy submarine significantly enhances capabilities worldwide with latest mission. The U.S. Navy has successfully completed a ground-breaking mission: the first end to end submarine torpedo tube launch and recovery of a REMUS medium unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) using the Yellow Moray System. The crew of the Virginia class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) […]
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 […]
