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Kongsberg AUV Seaglider Debuts Following its acquisition of the Seaglider exclusive commercial license from the University of Washington in May this year, subsea technology developer Kongsberg Maritime launched the Kongsberg Seaglider AUV at AUVSI 2013. As the Þ rst vehicle from the new Kongsberg Maritime business unit, Underwater Glider Systems, Kongsberg Seaglider is a comparatively low-cost, very long endur- ance AUV that is capable of deployment durations in excess of nine months. The technology uses changes in buoyancy for thrust, which combined with an extremely hydrodynamic shape results in very low-energy requirements, hence its ability to partake in much longer missions than propeller driven AUVs. Kongsberg Seaglider joins the Kongsberg Hugin and Remus AUVs, and introduces extreme long-duration operation capabilities into the companyÕs underwa- ter vehicle portfolio. The system is capable of deploying a diverse range of sensors making it a cost effective instrument for collecting a wide variety of ocean data. This makes the Kongsberg Seaglider a very attractive option to the many organizations that are facing the challenge of operating on smaller budgets. Full production of Kongsberg Seaglider is expected by December 2013 although there is capacity for delivery of special orders before this date. km.kongsberg.com Marine Technology Reporter 27www.seadiscovery.com MTR #7 (18-33).indd 27MTR #7 (18-33).indd 278/26/2013 10:45:47 AM8/26/2013 10:45:47 AM