CSignum Secures £6M to Advance Underwater Wireless Networks
, ice, soil, rock and concrete to networks above the surface—an ability no other wireless method has successfully achieved to date. Key applications for EM-2 systems include water quality and environmental monitoring, wireless under-ship monitoring, and security applications for critical underwater infrastructure such as offshore wind turbines and oil and gas platforms. The company also offers CSignum Cloud, providing data services to complement its wireless systems. The company’s dashboard and analytics are successfully deployed on several river water quality monitoring projects.
Kraken Robotics Launches SAS Service for Offshore Energy Market
services team will have dedicated KATFISH towed SAS systems available for rental starting July 2025.Kraken’s KATFISH towed SAS debuted as a product seven years ago. Since then, it has been utilized around the world for applications ranging from mine countermeasure operations to critical underwater infrastructure inspection and harbor survey.The system offers real-time 3 cm by 3 cm resolution with a range of up to 200 meters per side, providing some of the industry’s highest area coverage rates available.The high resolution of Kraken SAS helps to derisk projects, with the ability to differentiate
New Alliance Set Up to Boost Australia’s Subsea Sector
supply chains in both countries and support each other’s members in entering their respective markets.They will also share market intelligence and learnings around diversification strategies particularly in energy transition and defense, including the security and protection of critical underwater infrastructure.Facilitating collaboration will be a priority with the establishment of partnership innovation programs between UK and Australian firms to develop and implement technology suitable for both regions.Specifically, GUH will work to help UK companies capitalize on significant opportunities
Kongsberg Discovery: Demonstrations at Ocean Business 2025
Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.Demonstrations on all three days will showcase the EM2042 Multibeam Echosounder and Seapath 385 GNSS aided inertial navigation system onboard the Fugro FTV Xplorer vessel, in addition to dockside demos with the Flexview multibeam sonar deployed on a ROV for underwater infrastructure inspection and gas seep detection.Kongsberg Discovery has also teamed up with Saildrone to give delegates an insight into remote deep-water multibeam survey operations, with a real-time demonstration of a Saildrone Surveyor USV fitted with EM304 MKII sensors and software.Each demonstration
Cable Incidents 'Exceptional' in Frequency, says Finnish Secret Service
are so many of these vessels in the Baltic Sea now that the likelihood of something happening is of course greater," Martelius said, referring to cable breaches and refusing to comment on ongoing investigations.Western countries should nevertheless take the threat against their critical underwater infrastructure seriously, he added."I would like to separate the anchors, whatever is behind those incidents, from the fact that there is a real threat against underwater critical infrastructure," he said, adding state actors had more effective capabilities for causing subsea destruction than
Longest-Runout Undersea Sediment Flows Analyzed in Unprecedented Detail
occur at the flow front. Instead, the new data suggest that turbulent mixing with seawater or other retarding forces significantly influence the behaviour of these flows over long distances.The new insights into the dynamics of these powerful currents will help improve risk assessments for underwater infrastructure, such as submarine cables, and refine models of sediment and carbon transport in the ocean.The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment
EDGE and Fincantieri Deepen Partnership for Underwater Protection Solutions
EDGE and Fincantieri have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), deepening their cooperation through joint venture Maestral, which will be focused on the design, development and creation of unmanned systems for critical underwater infrastructure protection and seabed mapping, next-generation submarines, drone-carrier ships, and lightweight torpedoes.The MoU is based on both companies collaborating to develop underwater technologies, supporting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in becoming a regional pioneer in underwater technology innovation.The agreement comes amidst a rapidly evolving landscape
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Armaments Business
in the underwater domain, a crucial sector for the future of maritime security and technology. By integrating advanced expertise in acoustic and underwater weaponry systems, we have expanded our ability to develop innovative solutions for naval defence while ensuring the protection of critical underwater infrastructure, such as submarine cables and offshore energy facilities. This confirms our goal to lead the evolution of advanced ship technologies, responding to global challenges with entrepreneurship and strategic vision."
Struggles to Secure Baltic Sea Dominates NATO's 'Freezing Winds '24'
activity, with its hull-mounted sonar scanning the seabed, drones able to take pictures and video under the water, and specialist divers on hand.But its powers are still limited."We are a defensive alliance, so by conducting training and exercising, also in areas which are crucial with underwater infrastructure, we show presence and prevent rather than actively engage," Król said.CAUSES OF CABLE DAMAGE HARD TO PINPOINTSecurity sources say the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which left the Russian port of Ust-Luga on Nov. 15, was responsible for severing the two undersea cables in Swedish
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