MANTAS USV at TMTW Modular and Scalable Design for Rapid Payload Conversion The Marine Tactical Systems MANTAS Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) was a star performer at the Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop in San Diego. The MANTAS was developed by MARTAC, using a flexible, modular and open architecture. MANTAS can easily be launched from shore, from […]
ClearSignal® Coating for Biofouling Prevention in Offshore Oil & Gas Toughness and Adhesion to the Substrate Enables Robust Cleaning The ClearSignal® toughness and adhesion to the substrate is far superior to any other foul release coating and this enables ClearSignal® to be cleaned in a robust manner. This was a key design parameter for ClearSignal®. […]
REMUS Automated Target Recognition Trial at Jervis Bay An Important Step in Trusted Autonomy Trials at ‘Summerfest 2019’ at Jervis Bay in December 2019 demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting images of contacts detected automatically by REMUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) to an operations centre located at a remote distance from the minefield. This is potentially […]
Minehunting Ships Remain Essential Shock hardened ships for low-risk way to minefield prosecution The Russian minehunter “Ivan Antonov” has joined the permanent force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean. This new generation of ships is equipped with modern systems for search and detection of minefields, together with surface and underwater autonomous mine-clearance vehicles. It […]
Subs in Schools Success – Coast-to-Coast BlueZone is pleased to congratulate our Subs in Schools sponsored teams for outstanding results in the Australian National Finals in Adelaide – a second place for Team Nova (St Philip’s Christian College, Newcastle NSW) and third place for Team Orca (Newton Moore Senior High School, Bunbury WA)! The competition […]
Devil in the Detail for Accelerating Autonomy The ASPI Report Accelerating Autonomy notes the 2019 federal election campaign announcement that instead of conducting an expensive upgrade of its manned minehunting ships, Defence will move more quickly to replace them with autonomous systems. The report judges this as a significant development, as it’s the first time […]
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 […]
Safe-Moor Affordable, Reliable, Durable Conservation Moorings Safe-Moor™ provides advanced mooring technology to protect the environment with the advantage of a smaller watch circle and mooring versatility for water depth and load bearing. Reduce habitat destruction while using a durable, reliable and affordable mooring. Safe-Moor™ is an ecologically friendly conservation mooring solution, with the strength and […]
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 […]
