Speed is often the Enemy of Safe and Efficient Mine Disposal When asked to provide an overview of the challenges facing alternative mine countermeasure techniques, Royal Navy veteran Neil Hodges, CEO of the Australian firm BlueZone Group, which specialises in robotics and mechatronics for use in coastal seas and deep ocean and 40% of whose […]
Top Oceanographers Select Wave Gliders to Study Arctic and Southern Oceans Top oceanographers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) and the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington (APL-UW) have selected Wave Gliders, the most experienced, long duration ocean robots, as their sensor platform to conduct advanced scientific research in the most inhospitable and […]
REMUS 100 Supports Interoperability Regional relationships have been strengthened following the completion of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Mine Countermeasures and Diving Exercise (MCM DIVEX). The Royal Australian Navy was host to this year’s MCM DIVEX held at HMAS Creswell over the past two weeks, with 18 nations in attendance. Participating nations were involved […]
Brizo – Wave Monitoring & Tide Gauge using GNSS Measure Both Wave Height and Direction The Brizo is a highly accurate (1 cm, 3°) directional wave height sensor for placement on moored buoys. Utilizing the lowest power, all signal Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for measurements, the Brizo can relay parameters and spectra for […]
Army Hydrographic Survey in Support of Amphibious Operations BlueZone Group has worked closely with The Australian Army on applications of the Teledyne Oceanscience “Z-Boat” for coastal and inshore hydrographic survey in support of amphibious operations. This task comes as a direct result of BlueZone participation in Army Innovation Day (AID) 2016 where the lead theme […]
SEA1770 Training Conducted at HMAS Penguin Training has been conducted on systems and equipment comprising the Fly Away Survey Kit (FASK), for the Project SEA1770 Rapid Environmental Assessment. The FASK equipment provides Deployable Geospatial Survey Teams with the latest technology to support the surveys of landing zones, choke points and other areas of threat to […]
Aiding AE1 Organisation Due to the extensive efforts of Rear Admiral Peter Briggs (Retd.) and the team from the Find AE-1 Organisation the wreck of submarine AE1 was located off the Duke of York Islands on 20 December 2017. The project is now undertaking a scoping study for the preservation of the AE-1 and it […]
Launch of the General Acoustics SUBPRO 2545 Sub-Bottom Profiler At Oceanology International in London General Acoustics launched the new SUBPRO 2545 Sub-Bottom Profiler. The SUBPRO 2545 is the only Sub-Bottom Profiler that can be integrated into a small Unmanned Surface Vehicle and the only Sub-Bottom Profiler that can measure from depths starting at 20 cm! […]
Shooting Fish in a Barrel BlueZone Group congratulates technology partner, SeaView Systems who have been awarded a $25,000 prize awarded for their submission to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Great Lakes Invasive Carp Challenge. In the USA, millions of dollars and countless hours have been spent over that last 20 years trying to control […]
Reducing ROV Operating Costs At Australian Oil & Gas in Perth in March BlueZone Group Project Engineer, Simon Knitter, presented on the Focal 928-OMS Optical Monitoring System (OMS). In his presentation, Simon said that the typical fibre optic path for a Work Class ROV can have many interconnections resulting in the potential for many failure […]
