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 […]
Successful support to OEMs HII and MARTAC BlueZone Group has wrapped up a successful three weeks of support for leading global OEMs, HII and MARTAC, at Autonomous Warrior conducted in May 2022 at Jervis Bay. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including […]
More than Two Decades of Sustainment Partnership for Australia Saab Dynamics and BlueZone delegates to Underwater Defence and Security at Farnborough, UK, were pleased to meet and renew in-person connections this year in May. Saab Dynamics and BlueZone have worked together for more than two decades in support of the Double Eagle Mine Disposal […]
HII recognises BlueZone Group as authorised REMUS service centre HII announced the selection of its Australian sales partner, BlueZone Group, as an authorised REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) service centre. The Newcastle-based company will provide local support to REMUS AUVs for the Royal Australian Navy and other regional customers. “We’re excited to provide this increased […]
BlueZone has sponsored The Kraken team for the SUBS in Schools Competition 2022 BlueZone Group is proud to again support students in the SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge for 2022. BlueZone has sponsored ‘The Kraken’ team from Brighton Secondary School who represented South Australia in the National SUBS in Schools Competition in April 2022. The […]
BlueZone were honoured to host the Fellows of ATSE The fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (ATSE) visited BlueZone Group at our site in Newcastle NSW in April 2022. It was an honour to talk to our guests about our company and our projects, as well as to hear their fascinating stories. […]
Comparison of sonar performance on multiple targets In April 2022 BlueZone Group hosted Teledyne Marine representatives for a demonstration conducted in Sydney Harbour showing obstacle avoidance, target detection, and bathymetric capabilities of the RESON F30 and T51 Multibeam Systems. Multiple targets, including mine-like objects, were deployed by customers which were all successfully detected by both […]
Sovereign Payloads for the ADF The ADF continues to develop plans for manned platforms, like frigates and submarines, that are going to cost billions of dollars and not produce any increments in capability until well in the future, but are they planning to spend scarce project dollars on the wrong things? Many observers believe that […]
