DIN Pilot Projects – Call for Proposals – Mine Countermeasures BlueZone is pleased to participate in the NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN) through initiation of a project in the Mine Countermeasures field. NSW Defence Innovation Network (DIN) is a university-led initiative of the NSW Government and the Defence Science and Technology Group to enhance NSW Defence industry […]

MARTAC Systems Early Adopter Program for MANTAS T24 Unmanned Surface Vehicle BlueZone group partner, MARTAC Systems has announced an Early Adopter Program for the revolutionary MANTAS T24 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). The MANTAS T24 forms one component of the MARTAC large USV range which includes the T24 Harbour Class, T38 Fleet Class and T50 Medium […]

New Features to the Teledyne RESON SeaBat® T-Series Free of charge updates are easily applied with easy-to-use SeaBatUpdater Teledyne Marine has announced several new features for the world-leading multibeam echo sounders the SeaBat T20 and SeaBat T50 – the free of charge SeaBat v2.0 update and now the ability to purchase for your T20 the […]

Saab Seaeye Sea Wasp to be Delivered to the Dutch Navy BlueZone group partner, Saab Seaeye has received an order from the Defence Material Organisation (DMO), within the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands for deliveries of the Sea Wasp underwater vehicle system. With a base weight of only 75 kg, Sea Wasp is a […]

Conducting a Factory Acceptance Test over the Internet Innovative Response to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Through our work for Defence, BlueZone Group has been designated as an essential business and we are working hard to keep servicing our defence and other customers through challenging and rapidly changing times. When the BlueZone engineering ream was faced with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]