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Kraken KATFISH on MSF drone vessels (Credit: Kraken Robotics)

Kraken Robotics Delivers Minehunting Systems to Royal Danish Navy

(ALARS) onto the MSF-class in parallel with the MSF-class planned mid-life refit.The Canadian company also integrated the KATFISH system with Saab’s Command and Control (C2) software, providing operators with a seamless experience for mission planning and mission monitoring.The inclusion of Kongsberg’s Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) enables the complete system to operate remotely, streaming full resolution sonar imagery in real-time at ranges exceeding line of sight.In 2023, Kraken also entered in a seven-year sustainment contract with DALO, with options for two further seven-year extensions

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Peter A. Hunter Replaces Larry Puddister on Kraken Robotics' Board

also brings subsea technology expertise to Kraken’s Board, having served 3 years as the Chairman of Hydroid, LLC, a company specializing in unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) with its REMUS UUV brand. Hunter was Chairman of Hydroid from its early days to its eventual acquisition by Kongsberg Maritime, AS, in 2008. Hydroid was subsequently acquired from Kongsberg in 2020 by Huntington Ingalls, the US Navy’s largest shipbuilder and UUV provider (now known as HII).Commenting on the changes, Greg Reid, Kraken’s President, CEO and Director, noted, “We are very pleased to welcome

Arctic Fjord - full Kongsberg Discovery package for more efficient location, inspection and engagement with Alaskan pollock. - Credit: Ludeman Photographic - via Kongsberg

Kongsberg Discovery Partners with Arctic Storm for Advanced US-built Trawler-processor

trawler-processor for Alaskan pollock in over three decades is now undergoing sea trials in the Northern Pacific, testing an integrated technology package from Kongsberg Discovery tailored to locate, inspect, and engage fish with unparalleled efficiency.The 100-meter-long Arctic Fjord, designed by Kongsberg Maritime and built by Louisiana’s Thoma-Sea Marine Constructor, will start full-time operations for 2024’s pollock A season in the Bering Sea.Speaking ahead of this week’s Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, Washington, Kongsberg Discovery reveals that the vessel, which replaces Arctic

Kongsberg Sensors and Equipment for Germany's New Ocean Research Vessel

capability, which may be used to measure the velocity of fish in a water column. The EK80 measures the speed and direction of currents in a water column, which helps researchers understand how organisms, nutrients, and other biological and chemical constituents are transported through the ocean.Kongsberg Maritime will supply a complete integrated scientific handling system for Meteor IV, enabling safe and efficient operations with cables and ropes up to 12,000 meters in length.The scientific winch system comprises two direct pull winches, two conventional twin drum traction winch systems and a third

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Barge Completes Autonomous Navigation Test in Busy Belgian Waterways

Kongsberg Maritime said Friday it had completed a live trial of autonomous shipping technology in Bornem, Belgium, demonstrating the company's progress in fully autonomous systems.The test vessel, Zulu 4, an inland waterway barge owned by Blue Line Logistics NV, is equipped for remote-operated and autonomous transport demonstrations for the AUTOSHIP project, which is part of Horizon 2020, an EU research program.As part of the test, Zulu 4 maneuvered and navigated on unrestricted waterways, and it demonstrated berthing and unberthing capability. To achieve this, the vessel was upgraded with onboard

The announcment of the creation of Kongsberg Discovery was made by Stene Førsund, EVP Sales and Marketing, Global Sales and Marketing, Kongsberg Discovery, at the Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton, UK. Photo Greg Trauthwein

Kongsberg Establishes Separate Ocean Mapping Business Area

designed to map, monitor and understand the ocean space.The new business area has more than thousand employees located in Horten, Trondheim and Oslo in Norway, in addition to offices in Spain, the UK, the US, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia. Previously Sensors and Robotics was a division under Kongsberg Maritime."Ocean covers 70 % of the earth's surface. It controls the weather and temperature, distributes heat across the globe and is the answer to some of the most significant challenges we currently face. Sustainable management of the oceans requires knowledge and data about the health of

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TDI-Brooks Upgrades Deepwater Multibeam

To enhance mapping efficiency, TDI-Brooks upgraded the multibeam (MBES) system on their vessel RV Gyre from the Kongsberg Maritime EM 302 to the EM 304 MKI. The EM 304 MKI is the successor of the highly acclaimed EM 302 which provides an increase of 75% swath performance at 6,000 meters. The EM 304 MKI can map shallow-to-medium water depths with high resolution and still map the deepest depths with great coverage.The modular EM304 MKI performs accurate, high resolution seabed mapping in shallow to deep waters at depths of more than 11,000m. The evolution of the EM 304, the EM 304 MKI broad range of

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Kraken Wins $50+ Million Contract for Royal Canadian Navy Minehunting

all of which will be equipped with Kraken’s AquaPix synthetic aperture sonar. The RMDS also includes a number of Combat-variant and Training-variant mine disposal systems (MDS), transportable command center (TCC) and Computer-Based Trainer (CBT).Kraken’s partners on this program include Kongsberg Maritime Canada Ltd., provider of HIl’s Mission Technologies Division’s REMUS AUV, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Canada Ltd (tkMS), providing their SEAFOX mine disposal vehicles, and SH Defense who will provide the containerized multi mission module system “The Cube” as transportable

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Kongsberg Maritime to Deliver Tech & Equipment for Cadeler's Second WTFIV

Norwegian maritime technology and equipment specialist Kongsberg Maritime AS will provide technology and engineering for a second F-class wind turbine and foundation installation vessel (WTFIV) recently ordered by the Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler.This is the fourth Cadeler offshore installation vessel for which Kongsberg Maritime AS will supply its  technology. When completed, the new F-class vessel is expected to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind installation vessels."Kongsberg Maritime’s integrated solutions for offshore installation vessels will

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