USACE Survey & Mapping Employees Awarded for USV Innovation
land areas, including depth of water and configuration of the sea floor. This information is critical for planning, designing, constructing and monitoring the District’s many coastal-storm risk-management projects that reduce flood risk to shoreline communities in New York and New Jersey.District Commander Col. Alexander Young said, “I’m extremely proud of all employees contributing to this project. Their dedication, expertise and persistence has resulted in a true engineering marvel that greatly benefits New York’s missions. This is teamwork at its finest.”The unmanned craft
Back to School: Virtual Field Trip for 27,000 Students onboard Saipem 7000
of Save the Children, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Gray Panthers and Telefono Azzurro.The young students first met their guide virtually at the Aberdeen heliport and, after flying over the wind farm under construction by helicopter, landed on the Saipem 7000 to visit the ship. Here they met the commander, the site manager, the engineers and technicians who work on the execution of the projects, who shared the values that animate them and that make the creation of such large and complex works possible, such as creative ingenuity, valorization of skills and roles, team spirit, trust, attention to
Kraken Robotics Appoints Adu as Head of Services Business
, Cenovus Energy, ExxonMobil, Mind Technologies, the Royal Canadian Navy, Turkish Navy, and Technip. As the market for naval defense technologies is seeing strong secular growth, Kraken has been building increased depth in our Business Development and Sales teams," Kraken said.Kraken said that commander Peter Kirkegaard would be migrating to Kraken’s sales team as Subject Matter Expert in Seabed Warfare, after the past 3 years of supporting Kraken’s delivery of the Royal Danish Navy’s Towed Sonar Upgrade program. Based in Copenhagen, Kirkegaard oversaw the integration and
USACE Working to Prevent Saltwater from Rising Up the Mississippi
rate, the underwater sill was overtopped Sept. 20, 2023.“As a result of continued falling conditions, this existing sill was overtopped and the toe of the saltwater wedge has reached River Mile 69, near the community of Jesuit Bend,” said Col. Cullen Jones, USACE New Orleans District commander. “Our modeling indicates that by augmenting the existing sill, we can support state and local preparedness and response efforts by delaying further upriver progression of the salt water by approximately 10 to 15 days.”In addition to the sill augmentation, USACE is preparing to transport
Electric Boat Lays Keel for Submarine Tang (SSN 805)
of submariners, when my loved ones went to sea I was comforted by the knowledge that their ships were the best in the world; expertly built, tested at every phase of construction and well-maintained—nobody does it better."The keynote address was delivered by Vice Admiral William Houston, Commander, Submarine Forces. In his remarks, to the shipbuilders he stressed the importance of their work."All of you have made direct contributions towards protecting our Nation," said Houston. "You have designed and built a fleet of Virginia-class submarines that are at the cutting edge
US Navy Taps Into Sofar Ocean's Data Buoy Network for Weather Forecasting
the core capabilities of collecting accurate data and delivering at the speed and scale required to make the difference in operational warfighting advantage, increased battlespace awareness, and ensure safety of flight and navigation,” said Rear Adm. Ronald J. Piret, Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander, U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. “Our industry partners play a vital role in the naval research enterprise and CRADAs ensure Naval Meteorology and Oceanography can harness technological innovation to enable informed decision making by operational commanders.”Naval Oceanograp
Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take on China
Chinese competitors for control of a strategic site in a region where Beijing has been flexing its military muscle.Cerberus is headed by Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire political donor whom former President Donald Trump drafted onto the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, which counsels the commander-in-chief on U.S. foreign intelligence matters.SubCom, Cerberus and Feinberg did not respond to requests for comment.Presented with Reuters’ findings, a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet confirmed the existence of a new high-speed undersea internet cable to Diego Garcia
Missing "Titanic" Submersible - Update
research institute of which he is a trustee, he lives in Britain with his wife and two children.PAUL-HENRI NARGEOLET. The 77-year-old French explorer, whom media say is one of the five on board, is director of underwater research at a company that owns the rights to the Titanic wreck. A former commander in the French Navy, he was both a deep diver and a mine sweeper. After retiring from the navy, he led the first recovery expedition to the Titanic in 1987 and is a leading authority on the wreck site. In a 2020 interview with France Bleu radio, he spoke of the dangers of deep diving, saying: "
OPT Adds Three Senior Directors to Help Drive Defense & Security Business
;s national security challenges. He possesses broad experience leading large, complex military organizations, developing senior leaders and warfighters, working with international partners, and designing strategies to further objectives. His extensive background in the Navy, including his role as Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, will be invaluable in helping OPT expand its offerings to the defense and security markets.Eric Musgrave will take on the role of Sr. Business Development Manager at OPT and will be focused primarily on cultivating relationships with the US Intelligence
February 2024
