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 […]
ClearSignal® for Long Term Biofouling Protection High levels of adhesion and greater hardness then other foul release coatings ClearSignal® is a silicone hybrid foul release system developed to meet the need for a foul release coating that with the lifespan of the subsea equipment to which it is applied.The design goal for ClearSignal® is a […]
Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit Field-ready The Navy news reports that three new specialists of the Maritime Geospatial Warefare Unit teams have been declared mission-ready, following an intense assessment exercise in Queensland. Deployable Geospatial Survey Teams 3 and 4 and the Mobile Meteorological Team 3 from the Navy’s Hydrographic, Meteorological & Oceanographic Group (HMGRP), were tested […]
Approved Technical Support Agency Approved Technical Support Agency BlueZone Group is pleased to announce that the Principal Engineer of the Mine Clearance Diving System Program Office (MCDSPO) has awarded BlueZone Group as an Approved Technical Support Agency. BlueZone is proud to be an innovative and responsive Defence SME and a part of the “workforce behind […]
Saab Seaeye wins the 2019 UTC Subsea Award for Subsea Vehicle Deep Water Residency BlueZone Group is pleased to congratulate Saab Seaeye as winners of the 2019 UTC Subsea Award. Saab achieved a world first in subsea vehicle deep water residency capability, proving the potential for marine autonomous systems to take a greater role in […]
