Kraken Robotics Reels In $2.4M Sonar and Subsea Power Contracts
Canadian company Kraken Robotics has secured contracts totaling $2.4 million for subsea batteries and synthetic aperture sonar systems (SAS).The SAS sensor contracts are for a Research Institute and a Hydrographic Office of an unnamed Navy.No details can be provided on the subsea power customer due to confidentiality, Kraken Robotics informed.Deliveries of the systems will take place in 2024.
Mesoteh Rebrands to Kongsberg Discovery Canada
opened its doors in 1973, rapidly establishing a loyal customer base in the fishery and ocean science segments.Today, these key groups have been joined by businesses spanning areas ranging from renewable energy and infrastructure, through to search and rescue, all of whom rely on high resolution sonar systems and acoustic technology to unlock in-depth ocean understanding.Mesotech, which employs 50 local experts manufacturing more than 100 marine surveillance and detection systems, has been a part of the Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Group since 1997.Kongsberg Discovery launched as a standalone company
New Partnership Strengthens US-Australia Subsea Tech Research
Newport personnel included “Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning,” by Anton Spirkin and Dr. Christopher Hixenbaugh, of the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department; “Biofouling,” by Dr. Thomas Ramotowski and Kristina Kamensky, of the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department; “Electromagnetics/Antennas,” by William Craig, of the Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department; and “Cybersecurity,” by Dr. Benjamin Drozdenko, of the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department.Dr. Jason Gomez, Division Newport’s chief technology
NORBIT Acquires Ping DSP
on our global sales and distribution platform,” said Per Jørgen Weisethaunet, CEO of NORBIT.Known for producing some of the world’s most advanced interferometric sidescan sonars, Ping DSP, based in Victoria B.C., further enhances NORBIT's diverse collection of cutting-edge sonar systems, especially for clients in research/academia and those dedicated to mapping in extremely shallow territories.The target company is valued at $3.24 million on a cash and debt-free basis. NORBIT said the acquisition is to be financed 70% by cash and 30% as a private placement to the sellers of
Kraken inks $2.7m in Sonar, Subsea Battery Contracts
Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF) received contracts totalling $2.7m for subsea batteries and synthetic aperture sonar systems (SAS). The SAS sensor contracts represent two new customers, continuing the growth of Kraken's list of users. One customer is a European Research Institute operating next-generation AUVs, and the other is a NATO member country in underwater defense applications. Deliveries will occur in 2024.
Spanish Navy Adds Saab Seaeye ROV for Submarine Escape and Rescue
by NATO for a remotely operated vehicle meeting their standards. The Leopard also met the Spanish Navy’s full ISO/IEE 15288 standards for remotely operated vehicles, along with their standards for the control cabin.The Leopard can locate and survey a distressed submarine using its array of sonar systems and cameras to provide both color zoom and low-light black and white video images for rescue planners. In urgent rescue situations the Leopard can work tirelessly 24 hours a day, for days on end in challenging conditions.According to the information provided by the Spanish Navy through NSPA,
NOAA Taps Woolpert for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Study
on 615 square nautical miles and include portions of the Potomac, Rappahannock, James, and York rivers, which in some areas have not been surveyed for more than 50 years. Woolpert will mobilize five hydrographic survey vessels, or nearly a quarter of its fleet, equipped with multibeam and side-scan sonar systems out of the firm’s East Coast hydrographic hub in Charleston, S.C. Vessel locations will be displayed in real time via a customized GIS dashboard to enhance situational awareness and provide real-time progress and information throughout the project.These data will serve several missions
US, Australia to Unveil Submarine Pact to Counter China
United States was working to streamline the defense trade process.Australian workers to the U.S. The U.S. Congress has been briefed in recent weeks on the AUKUS deal to garner support for the legal changes needed to smooth out technology transfer issues for the highly secret nuclear propulsion and sonar systems that will be aboard Australia’s new submarines, a congressional source said on condition of anonymity.Over the next five years, Australian workers will come to U.S. submarine shipyards to observe and train, the source said, adding that this could help ease a shortfall of U.S. shipyard workers
EdgeTech Announces Major Order from ECHO81
EdgeTech said it received a 'significant' order from ECHO81 for its 6205s2 Bathymetry Systems, 4205 & 4125 Side Scan Sonar Systems, 3400-OTS Sub-Bottom Profilers, and 2050-DSS combined Side Scan & Sub-Bottom deep tow systems. The order, valued at more than $2 million, will be available for direct purchases from ECHO81.CHO81 is EdgeTech's exclusive partner and distributor in the U.S. and Latin America for the 6205s2 and 3400 product lines. In late 2022, ECHO81 also purchased EdgeTech's 3000m rated deep tow system, Model 2300, which is equipped with advanced Bathymetry