Defence News

Hunter Defence Conference 2021

Hunter Defence Conference 2021 The Hunter Defence Industry continues to grow stronger The Hunter Defence Conference 2021 was held in April in the Hunter Valley and attended by the large primes, NSW SMEs, academia, and the Department of Defence. The conference was completely sold out with industry partners keen to build networks and discuss the […]

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BlueZone Builds MARTAC Sustainment Solution

BlueZone Builds MARTAC Sustainment Solution MANTAS Unmanned Surface Vehicle Support for Australia & New Zealand BlueZone Group has begun working closely with Marine Tactical Systems (MARTAC) to build the sustainment capability for the advanced USV and associated systems. BlueZone is an Authorised Dealer for MARTAC equipment and will provide full depot-level support from workshops located […]

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REMUS Demonstrates Operational Flexibility (Again!)

REMUS Demonstrates Operational Flexibility (Again!) REMUS 100 Deployed from MH-60 Helicopter The REMUS Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) story of class leading flexibility and adaptability continues to grow with a demonstration by the US Navy in the Pacific, building on the innovation of a Royal Navy demonstration in the Atlantic (see link below). In a US […]

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REMUS 300 Delivered to US Navy

REMUS 300 Delivered to US Navy Game-changer for the small UUV class Hydroid has announced they have delivered the first REMUS 300 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype to the U.S. Navy through the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU). The Naval Information Warfare Centre (NIWC) has accepted and is characterising the REMUS 300. This new, modular UUV […]

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Saab Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS) Deployed from USV

Saab Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS) Deployed from USV A powerful, reliable and adaptable vehicle that can be used in a variety of different roles Initiated in 2012 under a cooperation agreement between France and the United Kingdom, the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme develops a prototype autonomous system for the detection and neutralisation […]

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Defence Innovation Hub Award – Offboard Detection, Classification & Localisation

Unmanned Surface Vehicles for ASW Barrier Operations BlueZone Group is pleased to announce the award of a Defence Innovation Hub contract for a Concept Exploration Phase study for Offboard Detection, Classification and Localisation (Offboard DCL) using unmanned systems. BlueZone Group and partners propose to develop a highly automated system to contribute to Navy surface combatant […]

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Double Eagle for Australian MCM Conditions

Double Eagle for Australian MCM Conditions BlueZone Group company, ATSA Defence Services, has been a service partner for support of the Saab Double Eagle system in Australia since 2000. Saab leads the world with underwater systems for anti-submarine warfare training, mine counter measure mitigation and surveillance missions.   With a range of up to 1km […]

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