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Kraken Robotics has received new orders totalling
more than $3 million for Kraken Synthetic
Aperture Sonar (SAS).
The Kraken SAS systems will be integrated on
small and medium-class uncrewed underwater
vehicles (UUVs) for clients in Asia Pacific, Europe,
and North America.
"Kraken SAS enables clients to significantly
increase the capabilities of their uncrewed
platforms, providing a larger swath with consistent
high resolution, enabling missions to be
completed faster and more accurately."Greg Reid,
President and CEO of Kraken Robotics.
One of the orders is for the University of Southern
Mississippi's Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean
Enterprise, which will be outfitting a variety of
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and
autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) with Kraken
SAS to support research, development, testing,
and evaluation activities Kraken SAS integrates
the capability to perform imaging and
bathymetric mapping simultaneously, offering
user selectable 3 cm x 3 cm or 2 cm x 2 cm
processing and increased ranges up to 200 meters
per side.
Its flexible, modular design allows integration
across all small, medium, and large diameter
UUVs rated to 300 1000 or 6000m depths.
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Ocean services provider DeepOcean has
acquired Shelf Subsea, an independent provider
of subsea services with a strong position in the
eastern hemisphere.
“DeepOcean and Shelf Subsea offer similar
services, but have distinct geographical
strongholds that complement each other. When
combined, we will provide customers worldwide
with access to a comprehensive pool of expertise
and capabilities. says Øyvind Mikaelsen, CEO of
DeepOcean.
The combined group will have approximately
1,800 employees and generate more than USD 1
billion in revenue.
Eelume has acquired the Trondheim-developed
underwater hyperspectral imaging technology
Ecotone, bringing together two Norwegian
technologies to unlock new possibilities for
ocean observation and environmental insight to
discover more.
Eelume, known for its autonomous, bio-inspired
and highly manoeuvrable underwater vehicles is
strengthening its capabilities by integrating
Ecotone’s advanced hyperspectral imaging
systems.
The acquisition paves the way for long-term,
intelligent monitoring of the marine environment
— essential for industries and ecosystems alike.
From research to real-world impact
Ecotone was founded in 2010 as a spin-off from
the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU). Over more than a decade,
the company has developed underwater sensors
capable of mapping and characterising marine
habitats with exceptional precision.
DEEPOCEAN: SHELF SUBSEA
EELUME:ECOTONE
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