The Value of Friends in “High-Latitude” Places
; at the U.S. State Department in Oslo, who contacted his counterpart in the Norwegian State Department. The groundwork was laid for the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby to formally request assistance from Adm. Nils-Andreas Stensønes, the chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, who promptly responded and agreed to take on the task. The final approval was given by the Norwegian Minister of Defense on Oct. 8, a few days before the ship’s departure from Florø.John Woods of ONR Global’s Office of International Engagement Office (IEO) coordinated a
2G Robotics to Aid Mine Countermeasure Ops
2G Robotics said it has been selected to supply AUV-based laser scanning, stills imaging and illumination solutions for HUGIN AUVs to be delivered to the Royal Norwegian Navy as part of a mine countermeasure project. The dynamic underwater laser scanning solution will be integrated into four HUGIN AUV systems to be delved by Kongsberg Maritime to the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA), and will assist with the detection, classification and assessment of mines by combining industry-leading accuracy with real-time data acquisition. 2G Robotics will supply the following:
HUGIN AUV Chosen for Polish Navy Countermeasures
a single mission. The delivery includes the HiPAP underwater communication and positioning system, which provides USBL updates and underwater data communication with the HUGIN 1000, or other underwater vehicles. HUGIN is currently operational with several navies around the world including the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Finnish Navy and the Italian Navy, in addition to being used by commercial companies. It is capable of performing high-speed surveys with excellent navigation and payload data quality to a depth of 1,000, 3,000 or 4,500 meters, depending on configuration. It can carry several different
Ove Bråthen strengthens Scandinavian sales team at MARIS
has appointed Ove Bråthen Director, Sales Scandinavia. Mr Bråthen, who holds an electronics degree with focus on radar and underwater acoustics, brings more than 25 years’ international sales experience to the company, having spent the first six years of his career with the Royal Norwegian Navy. After working at sea on a number of seismic research vessels, Mr Bråthen spent the next decade as Sales Manager for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, selling high-tech products to the seismic, offshore and defence industries. He moved to Abu Dhabi to become Project Manager for
February 2024
