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 […]
Camera Enclosures for Harsh Environments Underwater experience ensures a reliable solution As machine vision cameras and hardware are increasingly deployed in industrial and harsh environments many users have the need to package their equipment for long-term survivability. BlueZone engineering is founded on the need to package equipment for some of the harshest environments that are […]
ClearSignal® Coating Under Test Applications in Defence and Offshore Oil & Gas ClearSignal® coating is under test at east and west coast locations in Australia for applications in Defence and Offshore Oil & Gas. Coupons for testing in tropical conditions at HMAS Cairns in Queensland have been supplied to Defence Science & Technology (DST) Group. […]
Paul “Monty” Montgomery Receives Defence Industry Service Commendation BlueZone Group was pleased to join with more than fifty other representatives from the Hunter industry to see Paul “Monty” Montgomery be presented with the Defence Industry Service Commendation. The Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence Industry was in Newcastle to make the presentation. Minister Price […]
REMUS 100 Sea Trial Confirms CAT 1B Hydrographic Survey Capability IHO Order 1 surveys by the Royal Australian Navy New Generation Hydroid REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles have completed sea trials at Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, confirming a significant new capability for IHO Order 1 survey that will soon be operated by the Royal Australian […]
SeaBat® F30 High Resolution Forward-looking Multibeam Sonar Demo Unique dual frequency sonar with 2D imaging and 3D FLS bathymetry BlueZone with partners Teledyne Reson has completed a demonstration of the SeaBat® F30 High-Resolution Forward-looking Multibeam Sonar at Pittwater in NSW. The SeaBat® 3D mode provides range, bearing, and vertical incidence angle for all echoes with […]
Supporting Subs in Schools Exploring New Depths In STEM BlueZone Group engineers have been pleased to provide support to Subs in Schools teams at St. Phillips Christian College in Newcastle. Custis Schur (Electrical Engineer) and Ashwin Chandrasekaran (Mechatronics Engineer) worked with students on their projects providing assistance and advice. Both teams accomplished much and moved […]
Norman Ballard Joins BlueZone Group BlueZone is very pleased to welcome Norman Ballard as General Manager Engineering to our team based in Newcastle, NSW. Norman brings a wealth of engineering and business experience to the BlueZone team. Having managed and directed a number of large companies, Norman Ballard has seen the semiconductor and electrical engineering […]
Could unmanned underwater vehicles undermine nuclear deterrence? One author has proposed that emerging technologies like unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) add to the complexity of the battle space and disrupt the status quo. Swarms of autonomous underwater drones could be deployed to hunt ballistic-missile submarines, targeting a cornerstone of nuclear deterrence that places nuclear assets underwater […]
SeaBat® T50 for Port of Melbourne BlueZone Group is pleased to announce an order for the supply of a Teledyne Reson T50 Multi-Beam Echo Sounder to the Port of Melbourne – the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. The Port of Melbourne was operating a SeaBat 7125 which had reached end-of-life and […]
