Announcements

15-Years of AIDN NSW Membership

BlueZone recognised for 15-year membership as part of the Australian Industry and Defence Network NSW Elizabeth Karpiel, BlueZone Group CEO, and Andrew Hazell, BlueZone Group General Manager – Sales, were very happy to meet up with our friends and colleagues at the 2021 AIDN NSW Christmas Function in Darling Harbour, Sydney on 8th December. It […]

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MANTAS T-38 Testing with the US Navy 5th Fleet

Middle East Will Be Next Test Bed for Unmanned Systems The US Navy 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 has established a second testing outfit for the Navy’s unmanned ships following Surface Development Squadron One (SURFDEVRON) establishment in 2019. The goal of the task force is to expand the operational use of unmanned platforms in the […]

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SeaBat® T20-ASV Multibeam Sonar

Optimised for Autonomous Applications Based around the widely popular SeaBat T20, from Teledyne RESON of Denmark, the T20-ASV is optimised for use on autonomous platforms having reduced size, power consumption and weight. The T20-ASV comes as standard with SeaBat AI control, optimising results and giving true hands-off operation – a major step toward fully autonomous […]

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BlueZone Team is Growing

BlueZone Group welcomes our new Engineering Intern Bailey Phillpotts joined our Engineering team as our new Mechatronics Engineering Intern this month. BlueZone has always believed in mentoring and developing the skills of the next generation and we are thrilled to have him on board. Bailey is studying a Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in Mechatronics, Robotics […]

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BlueZone Group Birthday

BlueZone Group celebrated its 6th birthday a little late this year We were very happy to finally get together to celebrate 6 years of BlueZone Group this month! BlueZone Group’s birthday was in September and marked 6 years since ATSA Defence Services and UVS grouped together to build the company we are today. This has […]

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ClearSignal® prevents biofouling

Trials demonstrate effectiveness in two oceans ClearSignal® anti-biofouling coating continues to demonstrate its effectiveness in reducing the impact of biofouling on buoys and subsea structures deployed in diverse locations in the world’s oceans.   Buoy coating prevents fouling In trials conducted with the Coastal Studies Institute in North Carolina, USA, comparison of one coated and […]

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Join Us at BlueZone Group!

BlueZone is hiring Systems Engineers for exciting projects in unmanned maritime systems As an underwater technology company, BlueZone offers employees the opportunity to discover a career in the last frontier – the world’s oceans. Join a company with a passion for innovation, customer focus and solution delivery. Australia’s claims over maritime areas are some of […]

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Double Eagle Mine Disposal System – Capability Assured

Capability assurance program will ensure the future of Navy Mine Disposal BlueZone Group is working with Thales Australia and Saab Australia to ensure the capability of the Double Eagle Mine Disposal System, is maintained through to the end-of-life of the Huon Class Minehunter Coastal. The Defence has made a down-select decision to explore a variant […]

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BlueZone Apprentices

The BlueZone Team has Two New Apprentices BlueZone is very happy to welcome two new apprentices to our team this month. Michael Angelov and Callum Bakker are both first-year electro-technology apprentices who will be working with our engineers and technicians until December 2021. Since the company began in 2000, BlueZone has supported many apprentices with […]

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Maritime Robotics for Offshore Wind

Robotics Systems will support inspection and maintenance tasks in harsh conditions New research has found Australia has very high quality and abundant offshore wind resources close to the existing transmission grid. More than 2,000 GW could potentially be installed within 100km of current substations and excluding environmentally restricted and low wind areas – far in […]

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