Kraken Takes Delivery of THUNDERFISH® Alpha Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

6,000m Deep Sea Rated AUV Offers Industry Leading Price & Performance ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, 26 JUNE 2017 /Marketwired/ – Kraken Sonar Inc. (TSX-V: PNG) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. has formally taken delivery of ThunderFish® Alpha – a next generation Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) designed for deep sea […]

The Autonomous Future of Seabed Mapping

Autonomous solutions are the future of seabed mapping as they are far more efficient than traditional methods of mapping. Autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can be deployed from almost anywhere, with state-of-the-art guidance systems which make for better survey progress, and fewer infill lines. In addition to […]

Tapping into AUVs Potential

The capabilities of autonomous underwater vehicles have matured, but their full potential for offshore oil and gas operations remains untapped. AUVs first became available to the oil and gas industry in 1999. But adoption has been slow as oil and gas companies have preferred to stick with existing tools such as vessels and remotely operated […]

Kraken and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Sign Teaming Agreement

    ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND and BREMEN, GERMANY–(Marketwired – June 13, 2017) – Kraken Sonar Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PNG) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., has signed a Teaming Agreement with ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH (“ATLAS”), a leading international defence contractor. The objective of the Teaming Agreement is to combine the expertise and […]

Boeing Begins Deep Sea Adventure

Boeing began sea trials of its massive 51-foot Echo Voyager extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUVV). Initial testing was done in Boeing’s Huntington Beach facility where Echo Voyager was tested in a large pool before being trucked to the Pacific. Echo Voyager has been reported to be capable of operating autonomously over long distances (for […]

Kraken Awarded $400,000 AQUAPIX® Sonar Contract

Repeat Order from Leading European Defence Contractor ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, JUNE 5, 2017 /Marketwired/ — Kraken Sonar Inc. (TSX-V: PNG) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. has been awarded a repeat contract valued at over C$400,000 by a leading European defence contractor. Kraken will supply and integrate its AquaPix®Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Real-Time SAS […]