Z-Boat Demonstration in Perth The BlueZone Group’s, Perth office has conducted a successful demonstration of a Z-Boat survey completed using a Kongsberg M3 Multibeam sonar for test trial in Hillarys Boat Harbour. The multibeam sonar was integrated by the Fugro Survey team in Perth assisted by staff from Fugro BTW in New Zealand. The flexibility […]

BlueZone Group at the Greater Hunter Makers Festival BlueZone Group joined over sixty local companies that exhibited at the inaugural Greater Hunter Makers Festival at the Newcastle Jockey Club in November. Also at the festival were 5 local schools showing their exciting work in STEM education spearheaded by practical projects and competitions in building and […]

SeaBotix Service Starts-up Service for Teledyne SeaBotix Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) has started in style at the BlueZone UVS facility in Newcastle, NSW. In November the workshop was busy with service and repair of four LBV systems operated by the Royal Australian Navy.  The systems operated by the RAN are equipped complete with Little Benthic […]

University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Challenge Team Students from the University of Newcastle form one of only three Australian teams who have been chosen to compete in the Maritime RobotX Challenge (RobotX) which will be held in December 2016 in Hawaii. Sponsored by Northrop Grumman and run by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International […]

Saab Acquires DAMDIC Manufacturer Nordic Defence Industries Saab has acquired Nordic Defence Industries (NDI), the Danish naval company that designs and manufactures the Danish Marine Disposal (DAMDIC) mine disposal charge. The Royal Australian Navy utilises the DAMDIC system for mine disposal, deploying them from the powerful and flexible Double Eagle MK II Mine Disposal System, […]

REMUS Report BlueZone UVS supplier Hydroid is growing quickly with new customers, products, buildings and people. Earlier this year, Hydroid was appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®. CMMI is a capability improvement framework that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve product delivery […]

BlueView M900 2D Imaging Sonar for Demo & Rental The BlueView M900 2D Imaging Sonar is now available from UVS for demonstration and rental. The M900 is the most compact, full featured 2D Multibeam Imaging Sonar available. The M Series fits where other multibeam imaging sensors can’t, delivering crisp, real-time streaming sonar imagery. The M […]