Kongsberg Discovery Starts AUV Production in the US
Kongsberg Discovery has decided to start production of HUGIN, an autonomous underwater vehicle, in the U.S. This decision reflects the commitment to supporting the growing demand for advanced subsea technology in the U.S. market."By establishing domestic production capabilities, we aim to strengthen our U.S.-based supply chain and enhance our responsiveness to the evolving needs of our government and commercial customers. This demand has increased as global tension has risen," said Martin Wien Fjell, President of Kongsberg Discovery.Kongsberg Discovery have already delivered HUGIN to the U.S.
Deep Sea Vision, Deep Ocean Search Enter MoU
In conjunction with the launch of its brand-new Mariner XL ROV, Deep Ocean Search (DOS) Ltd entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the US company Deep Sea Vision (DSV).DSV is a deep-water survey company using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) such as Kongsberg Hugin 6000 able to dive at 6,000msw depth with a track record in the deep ocean space. Through combined efforts to common clients, DSV and DOS can offer AUV and ROV services from the same platform with shared multirole personnel. With Mariner XL, DOS is offering for hire a 6000msw capable WROV which can be mobilized quickly and
NKT Concludes First Cable Installation Phase for O&G Scheme Off Norway
strong collaboration with Equinor during cable design, production, and installation. The development of Yggdrasil on the Norwegian Continental Shelf is headed by operator Aker BP with Equinor and Orlean Upstream Norway as license partners,” NKT said in a social media post.Yggdrasil consists of the Hugin, Fulla and Munin license groups. The area is located between Alvheim and Oseberg in the North Sea.Aker BP’s partners for the development are Equinor and PGNIG Upstream Norway. Gross resources in the area are more than 700 million barrels of oil equivalent.Extensive new infrastructure is planned
Kongsberg Discovery’s Hugin AUV Passes US Navy Trials
Kongsberg Discovery has completed acceptance testing of a HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) system for the Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Navy.The company completed acceptance testing one year after the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded it a 24-month frame contract for large-diameter unmanned underwater vehicles (LDUUV), delivering the client’s first HUGIN Superior AUV.The vehicle’s final testing was completed in Norway at the beginning of the year, before being put in operation to provide real-world operational relevance and enhance the Navy’s undersea capabilit
HUGIN Endurance AUV Smashes Records in Multi-week Fully Autonomous Mission
Kongsberg Discovery is reporting a major achievement in the field of autonomous underwater technology with its latest milestone for the HUGIN Endurance. The company has successfully completed a multi-week autonomous mission, setting new records and showcasing the advanced capabilities of their 8-ton, 40-foot autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).During the mission, HUGIN Endurance operated without human intervention or external navigation aids for the entire duration. After receiving a final navigation update from a pre-deployed transponder 10 hours into the dive, the AUV maintained its autonomy while
Kongsberg’s First HUGIN Endurance Passes Factory Acceptance Testing
Kongsberg Discovery has completed factory acceptance testing of its first long-range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) HUGIN Endurance.Sea trials began in September 2023, and over the last months, the Kongsberg Discovery Uncrewed Platforms team has put HUGIN Endurance through its paces, verifying and refining all system capabilities. Sea trials culminated in March 2024 with a successful demonstration of the AUV capabilities to the customer.The HUGIN Endurance program has attracted significant interest both from the defence sector and commercial operators. It can accommodate whatever kind of payload
Argeo Inks Pact with CSI for Second HUGIN Superior AUV
Argeo Subsea, CSI Nordics and Kongsberg Discovery signed a three-party Certificate of Delivery and Acceptance for a new HUGIN Superior AUV. The agreement supports Argeo’s fleet expansion plans, as it aims to build the world’s most advanced AUV fleet, with seven high specification units. Argeo already has one HUGIN Superior in service.CSI Nordics, a subsidiary of CSI Leasing, one of the largest independent equipment leasing companies in the world, will purchase the unit from Kongsberg Discovery, entering into a long-term leasing agreement with Argeo.Argeo CEO Trond Crantz says the deal
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Kongsberg Discovery Banks Corcovado Geosub Deal
& storage and oil & gas recovery, within the Brazilian market.Corcovado Geosub is a specialist Brazilian supplier of Survey, ROV and AUV services, has an established relationship with Kongsberg Discovery, having conducted high resolution mapping of significant areas of the seafloor with the HUGIN AUV.The latest order, confirmed at Oceanology International in London, will put Corcovado at the forefront of serving the Brazilian market to monitor seabed displacement. Monitoring for changes to elevation of the seabed during carbon capture, for example, is essential to mitigate against the risk
Kongsberg Discovery introduces SAS Target Assistant
Kongsberg Discovery debuts a new analysis tool developed with Cathx Ocean that it says 'radically' reduces the time and effort required to detect and classify objects of interest in seabed surveys undertaken by Kongsberg's HUGIN AUVs, automating the object identification process using the SAS Target Assistant. The application runs in the background, leaving users to focus their mental capacity on the most valuable task of evaluating and classifying the potential objects of interest."In conventional survey analysis, the operator has to laboriously play through the scanned image
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