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Sea Mine Defences that Instigated the Gallipoli Landings

Sea Mine Defences that Instigated the Gallipoli Landings Remembering the naval battles around ANZAC Day ANZAC Day, on April 25th, is the Australian national day of commemoration. At ANZAC Cove on the Dardanelles Peninsula, the Australian and New Zealand troops landed on April 25th 1915. The troops, along with other Commonwealth Forces, held ground against […]

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Sensor Fusion on Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Sensor Fusion on Unmanned Surface Vehicles Getting the Full Picture – Above and Below Water Advances in sensor performance driven by the continual miniaturisation and rapid development of consumer electronics means more capability can be packed into a smaller Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) hull format. This is well illustrated by the results obtained from deploying […]

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Double Eagle SAROV Ordered for Mine Countermeasures

Double Eagle SAROV Ordered for Mine Countermeasures Safe, versatile and cost-effective hybrid system that can perform both detection and disposal of maritime explosives Saab has reported an order for delivery of Double Eagle SAROV systems to the Polish Navy to be used for mine countermeasure (MCM) operations. The Saab Double Eagle Mine Disposal System is […]

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Hydroid joins Huntington Ingalls Industries

Hydroid joins Huntington Ingalls Industries Support for the Future of Robotic and Autonomous Systems for the ADF Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced 4 February 2020 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hydroid Inc., a leading provider of advanced marine robotics, including the range of REMUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to 21 global […]

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Fishy Business

Fishy Business ClearSignal® Coating for Fish Tracking and Aquaculture Applications Unlike anti-fouling systems that rely on active biocides and whose effectiveness degrades with time, ClearSignal® remains 100% effective for the intended life of the instrument. ClearSignal® is acoustically clear – compatible with all types of acoustic transducers. The optical clarity is means that instrument housings […]

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REMUS 300 Delivered to US Navy

REMUS 300 Delivered to US Navy Game-changer for the small UUV class Hydroid has announced they have delivered the first REMUS 300 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype to the U.S. Navy through the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU). The Naval Information Warfare Centre (NIWC) has accepted and is characterising the REMUS 300. This new, modular UUV […]

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MANTAS USV at TMTW

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 […]

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Teledyne Marine Announces 2020 Academic Product Grant

Teledyne Marine Announces 2020 Academic Product Grant BlueZone is pleased to support Teledyne Marine in their offer to the next generation of technologists and explorers for the opportunity to utilise their leading-edge technology for planned 2020 programs free of charge via their 2020 Academic Product Grant. Teledyne Marine delivers the widest breadth of technology in […]

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Minehunting Ships Remain Essential

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 […]

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