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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mine Disposal using the Double Eagle Remotely Operated Vehicle Huon-class minehunter coastal HMAS Gascoyne started its latest deployment with a bang, conducting a live mine disposal activity off the coast of northern NSW. The live firing came just days into a deployment during which the ship will circumnavigate Australia to conduct vital route surveys of […]
Fastest Autonomous International Run Ever Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC), an innovator in Maritime Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), launched its Devil Ray T38 USV from Palm Beach, Florida Inlet with the goal of performing a fully autonomous run across the Florida Straits to West Bank, Bahamas in under one hour. At 9:06 am the Devil […]
Significant announcement that backs local development of a key future Defence technology BlueZone Group strongly supports the announcement by The Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence Industry, of a new Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority for Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence (RAS-AI). Providing sustainment to the ADF for robotics systems for more than twenty […]
The final stages of Mine Counter Measures (MCM) are the hardest steps and need a strong focus for any Navy to claim a credible MCM capability There is no doubt that the rapid development of UUV technology shows great promise for revolutionising the first two stages of MCM: search and classification of seabed objects. For […]
Dry Deck Shelter and Tube Launch & Recovery Feature in SSN designs Nuclear submarines (SSNs) are most stealthy and least detectable when operating highly independently and without significant off-hull communication. As UUVs start supplementing the SSN force, increased UUV independence will be pivotal. Improved UUV ability for online decision making in complex environments will drastically […]
REMUS 100S and 100M Share the Workshop Floor at BlueZone’s Newcastle Facility The growing fleet of REMUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) in Australia was demonstrated when REMUS 100M and REMUS 100S vehicles were both at BlueZone’s Newcastle UUV Support Facility in Newcastle. REMUS vehicles can operate a wide selection of sensors depending on customer […]
BlueZone Group engineer, Curtis Schur, sat down with RDA Hunter to talk about his experience working within the Defence Industry in the Hunter BlueZone Group has been partnering with RDA Hunter as part of the ME Program since 2019. Our engineers have been working with students to promote STEM skills and introduce them to the […]
