US Navy Creates Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron
The establishment of the Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron (UUVRON) 1, was announced and shows “the Navy’s commitment to the future of unmanned systems and undersea combat” http://subseaworldnews.com/2017/09/27/us-navy-creates-unmanned-undersea-vehicle-squadron/?uid=42572
U.S. Navy Racing to Test & Field Unmanned Maritime Vehicles
The Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office is testing as many unmanned vehicles – both programs of record and prototypes alike – as fast as it can to learn lessons and field systems to the fleet. In this article, Capt. Jon Rucker, the unmanned maritime systems program manager (PMS 406) within the Program Executive Office for Littoral […]
Kraken Awarded $2 Million Robotics Contract
ST. JOHN’S, NL–(Marketwired – September 21, 2017) – Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract valued at over $2,000,000. The contract entails the delivery of advanced sensors, underwater robotics and software. Delivery of the entire contract is expected in 4Q 2017. Further contract […]
Corporate Name Change to Kraken Robotics
Name Change Reflects Broader Commitment to Unmanned Maritime Systems Industry ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, September 20, 2017 /Marketwired/ – Kraken Sonar Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has changed its name from Kraken Sonar Inc. to Kraken Robotics Inc. and that effective Friday, September 22, 2017, it will begin trading under its new […]
Newfoundland Marine Technology Company is Evolving
Kraken discusses its growth from cutting its teeth in military markets with its synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) system to developing its own robotic systems to go after a bigger piece of the ocean survey industry and the various markets that exist therein. The company’s technology has been used to help locate some high profile historical […]
Lockheed Martin Venture Unit Invests in Underwater Drone Company Ocean Aero
Lockheed’s technology investment unit, Lockheed Martin Ventures, announced Friday that it is backing a San Diego-based company called Ocean Aero, which makes various classes of seafaring drones, termed unmanned underwater vehicles, or UUV’s. The size and terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the venture unit typically makes investments of between $1 million and $5 million. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/09/15/robot-submarines-could-soon-be-used-to-spy-on-americas-enemies/?utm_term=.8e8205543676
Hunting for a Canadian Legend: Avro Arrow
The New York Times discusses the search for test models of the Avro Arrow supersonic military jet from the 1950s. The search off the northern shore of Lake Ontario, in Prince Edward County, is led by OEX Recovery Group and uses the ThunderFish Alpha, an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with a high-resolution sonar system, from […]
Industry M&A – L3 Acquires Adaptive Methods
L3 Technologies has acquired undersea technology manufacturer Adaptive Methods to further build a portfolio in the unmanned and anti-submarine warfare domains. Terms of the transaction completed on Sept. 8 were undisclosed. Adaptive Methods will join L3’s sensor systems segment and will be renamed L3 Adaptive Methods. This is L3’s third acquisition in the last five months of […]
2017 – Kraken Robotik GmbH (Bremen) awarded Go-3D prize for SeaVision
Kraken Robotik GmbH was recently awarded the Go-3D prize for Kraken’s SeaVision™ system. The Go-3D award was established to recognize outstanding technical achievement in the field of 3D visualization. It was presented by the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research in association with BITKOM, the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media. SeaVision™ […]
Kraken Robotik Wins Technology Award
BREMEN, GERMANY–(Marketwired – September 12, 2017) – Kraken Sonar Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PNG) (OTCQB: KRKNF), is very pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH was recently awarded the Go-3D prize for Kraken’s SeaVision™ system. The Go-3D award was established to recognize outstanding technical achievement in the field of 3D visualization. It was presented by the Fraunhofer […]
