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Kraken Bags AquaPix Sonar Contract

application. Delivery is expected in the fourth quarter of 2018.Karl Kenny, Kraken President and CEO, said, “This is the third AquaPix contract from this customer. The reason this customer has once again selected AquaPix is because it is the industry leading sonar system, which provides military grade technology enabling superior 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost than competing sonars. With the increasing focus on AUV technology, Kraken’s line of underwater sensors are well-positioned in this high-priority, high-potential growth area. We thank our customer for their

Ocean Infinity Selects Kraken's AquaPix

AUVs and towed platforms, the modular AquaPix system uses the latest electronics, transducer arrays and signal processing software optimized for the demanding size, weight, power and cost constraints of unmanned maritime vehicles.   AquaPix is a Synthetic Aperture Sonar system providing military grade technology that enables superior 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost than competing sonars. Conventional side scan systems are limited in that they only provide high resolution imagery at short ranges. AquaPix produces ultra high-resolution seabed imagery at very long ranges

SeaCat SAS during initial testing on ARCIMS USV with Kraken MINSAS in June 2017 (Photo: Kraken)

AquaPix MINSAS integrated onboard ATLAS SeaCat AUV

control, communication, sensors, software and system management that they have gained since the 1970s. We are very pleased to equip their SeaCat AUV with our AquaPix system and look forward to continued growth." AquaPix is an industry leading Synthetic Aperture Sonar system providing military grade technology that enables superior 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost than competing sonars. Conventional side scan systems are limited in that they only provide high resolution imagery at short ranges. AquaPix produces ultra high-resolution seabed imagery at very long ranges

(Photo: Sea Shepherd)

Japan Won't Lower Guard of Whaling as Sea Shepherd Changes Tactics

not making any predictions,” the Japanese official said.   Watson said his group had discovered Japan was employing military surveillance to monitor their movements by satellite and Japan’s whaling vessels could easily avoid them.   “We cannot compete with their military grade technology,” Watson said.   He said Japan had “escalated their resistance” with a new anti-terrorism laws “some of which are specifically designed to condemn Sea Shepherd tactics”.   “The Japanese whalers not only have all the resources and subsides

Kraken Wins Repeat AquaPix Contract

optimized for the demanding size, weight, power and cost constraints of unmanned maritime vehicles.   Karl Kenny, Kraken President and CEO said, “We are very pleased with this repeat contract award from a long-standing customer. AquaPix is an industry leading sonar system providing military grade technology that enables superior 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost than competing sonars. With the increasing international focus on AUV technology, Kraken is well-positioned in this high-priority, high-potential growth area.”   Conventional side scan systems

Artist rendition of ECA Robotics (ECA Group) A18D AUV shown fitted with Kraken’s AquaPix Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (Image: Kraken Sonar)

Kraken Wins $325,000 Sonar Contract from ECA Robotics

award by ECA Robotics (ECA Group). Demand for our AquaPix sonar by some of the most influential companies in the unmanned maritime vehicle industry continues to validate the technology and open new market opportunities."   Kraken describes its AquaPix as a sonar system providing military grade technology that provides 3D seabed imaging, faster data processing and a lower cost. AquaPix is designed for operation on AUVs, manned and unmanned surface vessels and towed bodies. The modular system uses the latest electronics, transducer arrays and signal processing software optimized for the demanding

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