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ing equipment, naval radio communica- tion systems, syntactic foams for deep- water applications, life extender services: inspection, maintenance and upgrade of naval weapon system and offshore oil and gas installations.

In 2018 ALSEAMAR built three new operational plants in the south of France: one 4,000 sq. m. plant in Aix en Provence dedicated to robotics and underwater ve- hicles; and two plants in Toulon : 4,600 sq. m. dedicated to subsea buoyancy and 1000 sq. m. dedicated to life extension services and radiocommunication.

ALSEAMAR

The second generation of ALSEAMAR’s glider (SeaExplor-

Six-Fours, France er X2) was launched in 2018, with new features and capabili- alseamar-alcen.com ties, such as a 1,000m depth rating, +40% rechargeable battery

President & CEO: Marc Boisse capacity or the ability to be powered with primary batteries for extended mission durations. This adds to the technologi- cal breakthrough initially brought by the SeaExplorer, which

ALSEAMAR designs and manufacture subsea and naval sys- is the glider with the lowest cost of ownership on the market tems, specializing in underwater gliders, unmanned vehicles thanks to its rechargeable battery and its fully and easily in- and swimmer delivery vehicle, underwater acoustic position- terchangeable payloads that greatly simplify its maintenance. www.marinetechnologynews.com

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