Boeing Developing Air-Drop Capability for SHARC Unmanned Surface Vehicle SEAPOWER Magazine, January 19, 2017 ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing is developing a kit to air-drop its SHARC (Sensor-Hosting Remote Autonomous Craft) wave glider by parachute into a deployment zone for surveillance. The SHARC — developed by Liquid Robotics, which Boeing recently acquired — is a wave-gliding […]
Iconic Falcon Adds iCON Intelligent Control The winning formula of the iconic Saab Seaeye Falcon ‐ the most successful underwater electric robotic vehicle of its class in the world ‐ has received a considerable boost. Saab Seaeye has enhanced the Falcon’s already smart intelligent control system with their advanced iCON behaviour-based intelligent control architecture. It […]
ADCP Bottom Mounts for Aquaculture BlueZone Group supplier, DeepWater Buoyancy, Inc., has announced the delivery of a significant follow-on order of diver-serviceable bottom mounts for one of the world’s largest fish farming companies. The bottom mounts are set on the seafloor at a depth of 50 to 100 meters and allow for the proper deployment […]
Surf’s up… down deep Internal waves generated by tidal motions are the dark and silent type. Termed the internal tide, these waves heave the deep water up and down great distances; yet they show only slight excursions at the surface. They travel long distances underwater, yet little is known about their termination. En route, these […]
BlueZone and Teledyne Marine at Australian Oil & Gas Teledyne Marine and BlueZone will jointly participate in the upcoming Australasian Oil and Gas Conference in Perth, Australia, February 22-24, 2017. In addition to our combined exhibit on stand C14, we’ll also be conducting informative on-water demonstrations near the conference centre. On display at stand C14 […]
DeepSea Power and Light HD Zoom SeaCam and LED Micro SeaCam DeepSea Power and Light are excited to launch the new HD Zoom SeaCam and LED Micro SeaCam. Both cameras offer unique capabilities for UVS customers in demanding subsea applications. The HD Zoom SeaCam has 30x optical zoom, a faceplate illumination of 0.024 Lux, and […]
University of Newcastle Maritime RobotX Team Completes Competition The University of Newcastle (UoN) Maritime RobotX Team has completed competition in Hawaii with many valuable lessons learned in a challenging competitive environment. The UoN team praised the competition organisation and made many valuable connections with other leading universities. Equipment problems with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and […]
BlueZone Group teams for Subs in Schools BlueZone joined with other Perth-based companies to team with local high schools for a Marine Industry School Pathways Program Subs in Schools Event. UVS was teamed with Willeton Senior High School for the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) competition. The WA School Pathways Program is one of 14 Commonwealth Government […]
Clever Buoy Goes West BlueZone Group has supported Shark Mitigation Service in deployment of two “Clever Buoy” systems in Western Australia. Clever Buoy is an innovative device for detection of sharks at beaches and the first breakthrough innovation in shark detection technology in over 60 years. BlueZone technical teams were deployed from Newcastle and Perth […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From all the team at the BlueZone Group (ATSA Defence Services, UVS & UVS Trenchless), we would like to wish all of our customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our crew has enjoyed supporting your work in Australia’s deep oceans, coastal seas, rivers […]
