Kongsberg Discovery Receives U.S. DoD Certification for MBR Communication System
the MBR MK3 series, operating in the frequency range between 4.400-5.000 GHz (Nato Band IV), meets the DoD’s requirements for spectrum-dependent equipment. This certification ensures the systems can operate within designated frequency bands without interfering with other military or government communications systems, while providing protections against spoofing and jamming attempts. It also enables the equipment to be developed, procured, and deployed within DoD programs, with funding authorization and host nation coordination where applicable.As the need for secure, resilient communications grows&mdash
Red Sea Cable Cuts Emphasize Infrastructure Resilience
.”Subsea cables carry 99 per cent of the world’s internet traffic and support $50 trillion in annual financial transactions. They also carry growing volumes of renewable electricity through offshore interconnectors. Disruption in one region quickly ripples through global systems, affecting communications, markets, and energy flows."The world depends on the marine contracting sector to repair these lifelines. But ensuring resilience is not automatic," added Grainger. "It requires sustained investment in vessels and equipment, fresh talent entering the workforce to complement today&rsquo
Sea Machines Expands Product Line for Defense Customers
length HDPE unmanned surface vessel, designed to deliver high-performance and high reliability on water for defense customers. STORMRUNNER has a 40-knot top speed and gives over 500 nautical miles of range carrying 1,100 lbs of payload. Equipped with the SM300-SP and fully integrated with sensors and communications, STORMRUNNER is Sea Machines’ second USV design, following on the 7-meter “SELKIE.&rdquo
CSA Ocean Sciences Expands Remote Monitoring Capabilities
to transform the way seafloor imagery is analyzed, providing technology-driven, cost-effective, and near real-time methods that complement traditional field operations.Subsea video is crucial to identifying benthic habitats and hazards in a range of offshore projects. Using vessel-based satellite communications and video routing, CSA subject matter experts (SMEs) can monitor subsea video 24/7 from shore-based locations. Live video is transmitted from the vessel to any one of CSA’s international offices, where cross-disciplinary SMEs can analyze imagery and communicate with the offshore team in
Teledyne to Acquire TransponderTech from Saab
includes a portfolio of connected commercial maritime products, including Automatic Identification System (AIS), VHF Data Exchange System (VDES), and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies.Based in Sweden, TransponderTech provides class-leading, SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea)-certified communications and navigation solutions for commercial maritime, military, and airborne applications. The company is known for its high quality, accurate products that perform reliably in the most challenging conditions. These include advanced solutions designed to counter GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing threats
Subsea Cable Industry Warns of Repair Gaps in Europe’s Digital and Energy Networks
in prevention, detection, response, and deterrence to address threats to submarine cables. Industry leaders welcome the plan but caution that without direct collaboration between public bodies and the submarine cable industry, Europe may fall short of the resilience now urgently required.Subsea telecommunications cables carry over 99 per cent of global intercontinental data traffic, with power cables increasing amounts of renewable power as well as sharing power between countries in Europe. Damage to this infrastructure, whether through accidental fishing, anchoring, natural hazards or other causes, can
US Coast Guard Displayed Ingenuity and Resourcefulness in Titan Response
ship. After a tense four-day search, its shattered remains were discovered strewn across the seabed 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the bow of the wreck.The report includes information on the US Coast Guard response, saying:Despite a seven-hour initial notification delay dictated by OceanGate's communications plan, and the added hindrance of OceanGate’s decision not to confirm any backup deepwater capable assets or voluntarily report their dive operation as recommended by the USCG National SAR Plan, the Coast Guard in conjunction with multiple partners responded to the TITAN distress notification
FID Made on Australia’s Marinus Link
to proceed with Stage 1 of Marinus Link, a proposed undersea and underground electricity and data interconnector that will enable the flow of more low-cost renewable energy between North West Tasmania with Victoria.The project includes high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables, fibre optic cables, a communications station, and converter stations at each end.The project’s cables span 345 kilometers. This includes 255 kilometers of undersea cables across Bass Strait and 90 kilometers of underground cables in Gippsland, Victoria.Marinus Link’s 1,500MW capacity is equal to the power supply for
US Lawmakers Tech CEOs to Address Security Concerns About Subsea Cables
Three Republican House lawmakers on Monday asked the CEOs of Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta, Amazon.com and Microsoft if they have adopted adequate safeguards to address growing national security concerns on submarine communications cables.Washington has been raising alarm about the network of more than 400 subsea cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic and about threats from China and Russia.The letter raised concerns that entities affiliated with China "such as SBSS, Huawei Marine, China Telecom, and China Unicom, have continued to provide maintenance or servicing to
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