Dunstall Named JFD Australia Chairman
entire crew of an Australian submarine (up to 88 crew members),” said Dunstall.“This is among the most advanced and innovative pieces of defense hardware of its type in the world and has enormous export potential.”“Combine that with JFD’s global delivery of submarine rescue services to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) –as well as to Singapore, Korea and India and partnerships with 80 nations and 33 navies and the company is perfectly positioned to expand and develop its Australian presence. I look forward to working in this role with the JFD team
Long Beach FD Strengthens SAR Capability
the Navigator was to decrease the time to find targets on the sea floor. Decreasing this time can help to bring the drowning victims recovery into that of the “golden hour”, in which victims have a far more likely hood of resuscitation. Coupling the Mako with the Navigator will aid the rescue services in achieving this goal
JFD Wins £193 Mln Indian Navy Submarine Deal
deal enhances its worldwide submarine rescue service presence following last year’s announcement award of a £12.1 million contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defense for operation of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). With this additional contract, JFD will now deliver submarine rescue services to six of the world’s navies. Under the most recent contract, JFD will provide two complete fly-away submarine rescue systems, including Deep Search and Rescue Vehicles (DSRV), Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) equipment, Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) systems and all logistics
JFD Awarded Australian Submarine Contract
Scope extended to include the provision of wider submarine escape and rescue services and capabilities to maximize the safety of Australian Submariners. James Fisher Defence (JFD), has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for the long-term provision of the Royal Australia Navy’s (RAN) submarine escape and rescue capability for the next five years, plus options through to 2024. The James Fisher Submarine Rescue Service (JFSRS) has provided escape and rescue services to the RAN since 2008 and was recently awarded a special commendation by the RAN’s
Three Weeks to Submarine Race in Gosport
, the adventurer, astronomer and outdoor enthusiast, who will wrap up the day; and the evening before will see a lecture on autonomous underwater vehicles take place to coincide with one of our networking events.” Broad range of sponsors James Fisher Defense (JFD), a provider of submarine rescue services that offers a range of manned-submersibles for naval and military applications is the latest organization to join the roll call of sponsors, others being the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the Babcock Group, BMT Defense Services, QinetiQ and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Life or Death in the Golden Hour
Fire Department and Saab Seaeye engineers. The joint initiative hopes to cut the search time from an average of three hours, to less than 30 minutes using a cleverly modified Falcon ROV that can rapidly sweep the area. Lives could be saved around the world if this system is adopted widely by rescue services, Saab Seaeye said. However, both teams initially faced an insurmountable technical problem. Pinpointing a victim on the seabed in dark and murky waters, with only a vague idea of where they entered the water, has long been a frustrating and time-consuming operation. Current practice is to
February 2024
