Benthos R-Series Acoustic Release for Reliability An Acoustic Release is a common oceanographic tool used for the deployment and recovery of valuable underwater equipment.  The Release will remain secured to the anchor of a buoyant instrument until it is acoustically commanded to release it to the surface. Teledyne Benthos R-Series Acoustic Releases are an ideal […]

BlueZone Receives AIDN-WA Collaboration of the Year Award BlueZone Receives AIDN-WA Collaboration of the Year Award At the AIDN-WA Christmas Party BlueZone Group was very pleased to be presented with the Collaboration of the Year Award. Recognising Collaborations for SME Engagement with Defence This award is designed to recognise outstanding Collaborations between Western Australian Small […]

Quick Connect for Countermeasures The Royal Australian Navy Mine Counter Measures force has recently taken delivery of the innovative “Tether Connection Mk 2” for use with the Double Eagle Mk 2 Mine Disposal System. The Tether Connection Mk 2 provides a “plug & play” solution to connecting to the Double Eagle Mk II Mine Disposal […]

REMUS 100 NG Production Kicks-off in Pocasset BlueZone Group was pleased to meet with Hydroid in Pocasset, Massachusetts to kick off the production of REMUS 100 Next Generation (NG) Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Navy project SEA1770 Rapid Environmental Assessment. BlueZone CEO, Neil Hodges, said that the new Hydroid facility was very impressive with an office […]

SeaBat® T50-R Multi Beam Echo Sounder for Navy BlueZone has recently supplied a Teledyne Reson SeaBat®T50-R Multi Beam Echo Sounder (MBES) to the Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Survey ship HMAS LEEUWIN. BlueZone GM Oceanographic and Hydrographic, Mark Hegarty, said that the SeaBat® T50 is the new addition to the leading SeaBat® T-series product range engineered […]

SubSTEC4 – From Deep Space to Deep Ocean BlueZone Group CTO, Darren Burrowes, joined Teledyne Marine Director of Global Defense and Security, Thomas Meurling at the SubSTEC4 conference in November organised by the Submarine Institute of Australia. Thomas presented on the theme “From Deep Space to Deep Ocean” and discussed the significant materials science capabilities […]

Teledyne RD Instruments Sentinel V ADCP New Features! Teledyne RD Instruments (TRDI) has released two new key features for its highly popular Sentinel V Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), further adding to the system’s versatility. Originally designed for self-contained current profiling and waves measurement applications, the ADCP’s functionality was recently expanded to allow for real-time […]

Official Opening of the University of Newcastle’s DSA-18 Hub BlueZone Group CTO, Darren Burrowes, was pleased to attend  the Official Opening of the University of Newcastle’s DSA-18 Hub located at the Williamtown Aerospace Centre. DSA-18 Hub is a purpose-designed facility which offers a co-location working space for researchers, postgraduate students and industry partners to work […]

Hydroid & Industry Partners Successfully Demonstrate Latest UUV Capabilities at ANTX 2017 Hydroid, Inc. teamed with L3 Aerospace Systems, Sparton Corporation and AeroVironment, Inc. to successfully demonstrate the latest unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) capabilities, including the launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at ANTX in Newport, RI last month. Outfitted with L3’s Rio Nino […]