NUWC Division Newport-Sponsored Robotics Team Finishes Among Top Alliances at World Competition
of a varsity sports program, offering a pathway for students to pursue technical college programs, engineering degrees, and skilled trades careers.Along with DeSousa and Sieben, the team is supported by the following engineers and scientists from Division Newport: Mark Seidman, Sensors and Sonar Systems Department; Carly Winters, Combat Systems Department; USW Electromagnetic Systems Department employees, Aidan Lynch and Josh Wolf; Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department employee, Richard Blight, Thomas Dolan, and Elizabeth Stevens; and Alex Cory, USW Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive
Undersea Warfighting Development Center Leadership Visits NUWC Division Newport
in communications and electronic warfare, as the U.S. Navy’s principal research, development, test and evaluation agent for USW electromagnetic systems, including antennas, periscopes, electronic warfare, radar and communication system.At the Naval Array Technical Support Center, Sensors and Sonar Systems Department employees gave an in-depth explanation of how the facility operates, including a detailed description of the different components and functions of towed arrays. This includes the platforms on which they operate, as well as what the future holds for these systems. This facility is used
Klein Marine Systems Secures Order for RTsys Side Scan Sonars
Klein Marine Systems, a leader in advanced sonar technology, announced the purchase from French Company RTsys of 20 high-resolution 900kHz side scan sonar systems to be integrated on their micro AUV platform NEMOSENS. The NemoSens® micro AUV, known for its compact design and robust performance, has already been equipped with Klein’s side scan sonar systems and delivered to a various of worldwide end users from both civil and defense sectors. These 900kHz sonar units are engineered to deliver high imaging quality and reliability, providing seabed mapping and object detection for micro
Norwegian Subsea Introduces Updated MRU Lineup at Ocean Business
solution delivers precise roll, pitch, and heave data in addition to independent heading and velocity. It removes dependency on RTK or GNSS signals, eliminating common vulnerabilities that challenge efficiency and quality in bathymetric surveying. Built for plug-and-play compatibility with sonar systems including multibeam echo sounders, interferometric sonars, side-scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, and forward-looking sonars, Norwegian Subsea MRUs enable consistent, high-quality heave data in real time.The MRU 9000 series is aimed at marine surveyors seeking the highest quality multibeam motion
NUWC Division Newport Presents Awards to Students in RI Science and Engineering Fair
On March 19, U.S. Navy Reservist Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Quinn, an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, presented Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Division Newport Innovation Awards to the selected winners of the R.I. State Science and Engineering Fair held on March 15 at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus in Warwick.Members of the Division Newport workforce also participated in the fair in which more than 200 high school and middle school students from across the state presented their respective projects
NUWC Supports Robotics Competition at University of Rhode Island
the Undersea Warfare (USW) Platforms and Payload Integration Department, received the Outstanding Volunteer Award for his 10 years of judging events.Joining DiCecco and DeSousa on the Division Newport event support team were Caleb Martin, Esther Velez-Sanchez and Mark Seidman, all of the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department; Alexis Varada, Tim Sieben, Kenneth Figuerado and Kyle Furtado, all of the USW Combat Systems Department; Areli Almaraz, Sean Holmes, Melissa Couch and Marco DeFruscio, all of the USW Electromagnetic Systems Department; Nathan Wiebe. Monica Blanchard and Irine Chenwi, all of the USW
WASSP Equips Multibeam Sonars with Norwegian Subsea’s MRUs
Norwegian Subsea’s Motion Reference Units (MRUs) have been integrated with WASSP’s multibeam sonar systems, offering enhanced motion data accuracy and performance for offshore applications.Designed for simple setup and operation, Norwegian Subsea MRUs offer comparable heave accuracy to RTK-enabled systems without requiring RTK infrastructure.This enables precision depth correction for multibeam data when external corrections are not available, offering enhanced capabilities for offshore surveys and deep-sea fishing.Further, the MRUs are ready calibrated and maintenance-free, reducing
Ocean Business '25: GeoAcoustics Ltd.
GeoAcoustics aims to launch new sonar products and expanded services for subsea equipment owners and OEM customers at Ocean Business 2025 in Southampton, UK, April 8-10.Visitors to the hydroacoustic technology manufacturer’s stand, H4, can find out about the company’s first new side scan sonar systems in more than ten years. With a choice of two dual frequency models, the new sonar promises cost-effective high-resolution data for a wide range of diverse applications.“Last year’s launch of GeoPulse 2 expanded our sub-bottom profiler range and we are keen to introduce more new development
Teledyne Marine Integrates Biofouling Protection Coatings for Sonars
.This enhancement is an addition for customers who want durable, low-maintenance marine instrumentation.ClearSignal is a nonstick, inert, and nontoxic coating specially developed to combat the biofouling of marine instruments. The coating reduces the amount of biofouling material that settles on the sonar systems, reducing maintenance costs while providing long-term operating reliability.The ClearSignal coating is offered as an add-on to our products reducing maintenance downtime, and extended transducer life
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