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MMT and NetSurvey join Forces

MMT and NetSurvey have recently merged after six years cooperation on various hydrographic survey assign- ments. The goal is to benefit from synergy effects and to jointly provide high-resolution surveys. NetSurvey will bring strong technical capabilities in the field of multibeam expertise to the MMT Group, which recently acquired all shares in NetSurvey

Limited, Banbury, UK. Both compa- nies operate at the cutting edge of technology and deliver high-quality, client-focused products to the world’s energy companies, hydrographic offices, environmental agencies and government departments.

Over the last decade MMT has con- ducted numerous survey assignments in UK waters and the recent merger will provide a continuous presence on the UK market. The office in

Banbury will act as headquarters for

MMT operations in the UK.

Following the merger, the MMT

Group will employ over 250 special- ists in the field of marine survey, with employees both in the United

Kingdom and Sweden. Bringing together MMT and NetSurvey pro- vides a powerful platform for hydro- graphical surveys, pipeline inspec- tions and marine infrastructure proj- ects on the European and world-wide markets.

Teledyne TSS Tests MK31 in

Submerged Ops

During recent trials with an unspec- ified Navy, Teledyne TSS reports that it has successfully demonstrated its

MK31 Inertial Navigation System in a Naval Submarine application that required accurate free inertial per- formance during a submerged opera- tion. "Teledyne TSS has over 130 years of combined pedigree in provid- ing high performance navigational equipment in military surface vessels and we are delighted that our latest product, the MK31 Inertial Reference

System, has now performed brilliant- ly in an extremely demanding sub- merged operation,” said Brian

Huntsman, Vice President/General

Manager.

Birns Recieves

ABS Certificate

BIRNS, Inc. received American

Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Product

Design Assessment (PDA)

Certification for its popular lines of penetrators. This certification process included testing and review by the national organization, and resulted in

ABS pre-approving all design, draw- ing and test procedures for BIRNS electrical penetrators and cable assem- blies for underwater vehicles, systems and hyperbaric facilities for use on a variety of ABS-class vessels. BIRNS does all penetrator testing in-house, witnessed and certified by ABS offi- cials, and provides inclusive ABS lead times and pricing for such orders.

The stringent testing procedures include high-pressure helium leak detection to the inboard side with multiple cycles of high-pressure salt- water to the outboard side, dielectric withstanding voltage and insulation resistance testing.

SeeByte Adds to Mine Counter

Measures Expertise

SeeByte welcomes Ltd. Commander

Rob Cornick RN (retired) as a newly appointed Snr. Program Manager.

Cornick joins SeeByte having recently retired from the Royal Navy after 25 years as a Mine Warfare spe- cialist. His last post saw Rob act as the

Mine Warfare Program Officer at

NATO’s Undersea Research Centre,

La Spezia, Italy. During his time there, Rob provided expertise, leader- ship and guidance researching, testing and shaping NATO’s future Mine

Countermeasures operating concepts and capabilities. His time spent with

NATO forces and his own practical experience will be to the benefit of customers of SeeTrack Military.

MARINS Selected for

Nuclear-Powered Sub

BAE Systems (Submarine

Solutions) selected iXSea MARINS inertial navigation systems for HMS

Audacious, the fourth boat in the UK

Royal Navy’s Astute-class, nuclear- powered attack submarine construc- tion program. HMS Audacious will be equipped with two MARINS units. iXBlue will also supply a third unit for preliminary test work at BAE

Systems’ Astute Shore Integration

Facility and provide engineering and project management support for the installation of the units onboard the submarine. people & companies