REMUS Training at Jervis Bay BlueZone and Hydroid support training of Navy Deployable Geospatial Survey Teams BlueZone and Hydroid have been pleased to complete extensive training of Navy Deployable Geospatial Survey Teams at Jervis Bay, NSW. The pristine waters of Jervis Bay provided the ideal location for operational training of Navy teams. The Hydrographic, Meteorological […]

Double Eagle Next Generation Technology at Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise Key technology utilised in the Mine Warfare task The Double Eagle Mine Disposal System operated from the Huon Class Minehunter Coastal has continued to prove to be a potent capability at the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX 19) off the coast of the Republic of […]

BlueZone Supports Team Orca for Subs in Schools Western Australia Overall Champions to compete at National Finals BlueZone is pleased to announce support for “Team Orca” of the Newton Moore Senior High School of Bunbury WA for the 2019 Subs in Schools’ competition. The Subs in Schools Technology Challenge™ is the result of collaboration between […]

BlueZone Supports 2019 Navy Interservice Golf Team BlueZone Group has supported Navy Golf in the ACT Interservice Matchplay championships staged at Mollymook in October 2019. The Navy team was not quite victorious. It was a very close run thing, with Navy drawing 6-6 with Air Force and then being beaten 7-5 by Army.   Navy […]

Subsea Power Enabling New Autonomous Technology Applications New Technologies Provide New Options for Subsea Energy The 2019 Autonomous Underwater Technology conference was a “sell-out” attendance in Perth with a keynote address provided by Commodore Chris Smith and Commander Paul Hornsby reviewing the Royal Australian Navy’s transition toward Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) for naval operations – […]

U.S. Navy orders more REMUS marine robotic systems The U.S. Navy has awarded Hydroid, Inc a contract extension of US$52.3 million for the MK 18 (REMUS) family of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) systems. This modification is to provide additional fleet fielded assets, to provide expanded capacity. This modification will allow procurement of additional MK 18 […]

Pacific 2019 and Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop October was a busy month for the BlueZoneteam meeting with our major customer, the Royal Australian Navy, at Pacific2019 in Sydney and learning about new products from our major supplier at theTeledyne Marine Technology Workshop (TMTW) in San Diego.  At Pacific 2019 the BlueZone exhibit focussed on Maritime […]

Defence Reserves Support Visit BlueZone Group was pleased to participate in a Defence Reserves Support Visit to RAAF Williamtown. BlueZone technicians, Paul Montgomery and Hamish McInnes, gained useful insight into both the workings of RAAF Williamtown and Defence Reserves Support. The tour included a Defence Reserves Support presentation, address by Group Captain Peter Cluff, 2 […]

Unmanned Maritime Systems Fleet Grows in Australia Next Generation REMUS 100 AUV joins Double Eagle ROV The fleet of Unmanned Maritime Systems operated by the Royal Australian Navy has grown with the arrival of New Generation Hydroid REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles following sea trials at Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. The REMUS 100 capability will […]