HII Successfully Demonstrates Coordinated Manned & Unmanned Operations BlueZone’s partner HII has announced a successful demonstration of capabilities enabling amphibious warships to launch, operate, and recover the HII-built large-diameter unmanned underwater vehicle (LDUUV). Research and development between HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and Mission Technologies aim to advance mission-critical technology solutions in support of HII’s defence industry […]
Advanced uses for Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel Marine Advanced Robotics has announced a project to develop advanced uses for WAM-V autonomous surface vehicles with parent company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) providing experience and expertise in operating remote vehicles in the offshore energy survey segment. The development will expand the many applications of WAM-Vs and create […]
ASW Operations implemented from Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle Demonstrating the versatility of the low profile miniaturised acoustic arrays KraitArray™, supplied by UK company Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA), the array has been deployed from and Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) showing that it could be operated with the fully functional 150m thin-line towed KraitArray™ attached. […]
Students gained hands-on experience in our 2022 work experience program BlueZone Group was proud to mentor Jemima McKensey, a year 10 student from the Newcastle Grammar School, and our apprentices Callum Bakker and Logan Hodge, as part of our work experience program in June 2022. At BlueZone we believe in supporting the next generation of […]
BlueZone Engineer becomes Certified Practicing Project Manager The BlueZone Team would like to congratulate Mitchell Hinchcliffe on being accepted into the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). Mitchell has completed his Diploma of Project Management and is now a Certified Practising Project Manager. This is a fantastic achievement and is very well deserved. Well done, […]
Autonomous Warrior 2022 At Autonomous Warrior 2022 BlueZone Group completed a successful three weeks of support for leading global OEMs, HII and MARTAC. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs). A world leader […]
Future Lab features Saab Seaeye’s pioneering underwater robotic technology BlueZone supplier, Saab Seaeye, is showcasing three revolutionary robotic systems highlighting the company’s inventive vision that has advanced and led underwater robotics for over 30 years. On show will be Sabertooth, the world’s first deep-rated roaming and hovering robot that can operate in both autonomous and […]
Mine Countermeasures Principals Remain Unchanged Recent events have highlighted the “need for speed” in maritime warfare – and no, we are not talking about the release of Top Gun Maverick. In a recent report the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has reported that de-mining of Ukraine ports may take months. “Even if the ports wanted to […]
HII has named BlueZone Group as authorised REMUS service centre In May 2022, BlueZone Group and HII signed the agreement to name BlueZone Group the authorised REMUS service centre in Australia. This partnership between two established and premium quality companies, will mean downtime is minimized while ensuring the best possible standard of service is maintained. […]
BlueZone Group at Indo-Pacific 2022 Indo-Pacific 2022 International Maritime Exposition, held at the International Convention Centre Sydney, was the biggest in the events history. The event was long awaited after it was postponed in 2021 due to covid restrictions, but it was well worth the wait. The BlueZone team had a few huge days with […]
