Interview: RDML Gallaudet Steers NOAA’s Path Toward Uncrewed Maritime Systems
– soon to be renamed ‘uncrewed’ – that looks at the dramatic acceleration and expansion of our applications of these systems. We rely heavily on partnerships, and the goal is to make all of our ships ‘Mother Ships’ of these types of systems, to include uncrewed air systems, too. “We partnered with (iXblue’s) DRiX, which is a USV with a wave piercing bow capable of 14 knots. I would not have dreamed that we could collect IHO Order One bathymetry with a USV at that speed in significant sea states, but it can.”RDML Tim Gallaudet, NOAA (Photo:
Vaisala Launches New Smart Probes
.The new Vaisala DRYCAP Dew Point and Temperature Probes DMP5, DMP6, DMP7, and DMP8 are optimized for low humidity and high temperature or pressurized environments. Dew point measurements are particularly important in various industrial drying applications, for example in ovens and compressed air systems. The dew point probes include Vaisala’s DRYCAP sensor, which is immune to particulate contamination, water condensation, oil vapor, and most chemicals. Its fast reaction time gives it unmatched performance even in dynamic and low dew point applications, and the sensor’s outstanding
Big Data, 3D Printing and Robots
. Ultimately, he suggested, it will be the front-line users who will best determine what works for the Marines, and what doesn’t. “We have an active duty Marine Corps unit where we’re going to give these Marines some of these capabilities—like small unmanned air systems with cameras and sensors, certain communications capabilities, certain mobility capabilities—and let them go out and tell us if they have utility or not, give them operational advantage or create a logistical burden,” he said. Any new technologies will need to be reliable
New Air Regulator from TDI Improves Air Flow Consumption
are used on engine start systems in the marine, oil & gas, power generation, and mining industries and on specific engines including Caterpillar, Cummins, GE, GM, Ford, MAN, MTU, Waukesha, Wartsila, Yanmar and other large engine makes. TurboFlow can also be applied as a part of plant air systems or in applications where both high and low pressure differentials exist. A significant amount of an engine’s air is wasted because of the inability of the components in the system to flow as needed during the process. The TurboFlow Regulator minimizes dynamic air-flow loss and delivers
There’s an App for That!
helps out.” “We’re not mature enough yet throughout our different systems to fly everybody’s air vehicles, but that’s where we’re headed,” said Jeff Davis, deputy program manager for CCS in the strike planning and execution systems program office at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR PMA 281). UCS is more than a technology-architecture; it’s an open business model that allows small businesses to compete on an even playing field. “It’s a huge paradigm shift for us to be able to go out to multiple vendors and buy pieces and components of
Air2Work Invests £1million in UKCS Base
equipment specialist Air2Work has announced the appointment of new CEO Kevin O'Connor in Aberdeen, as it confirms an investment of more than £1million to expand its UKCS fleet of equipment for workers operating in hazardous environments on and offshore. Air2Work markets and services breathing air systems, developed and built by parent company E Innovation in Norway, delivering them across the UKCS North Sea and Norwegian sector, with a target to grow the business into the U.S., Canada and Australia. The company, which secured contracts with operators and oilfield service companies worth a substantia