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The Teledyne Connection Teledyne Technologies recently in- vested in and entered into a strategic partnership with Ocean Aero. ?The investment in Ocean Aero fur- ther broadens Teledyne?s portfolio of marine technologies and autonomous systems,? said Robert Mehrabian, chairman, president and chief execu- tive of cer of Teledyne. ?Ocean Aero?s planned unmanned underwater/surface vehicles, powered by wind and solar, complement Teledyne?s battery-pow- ered Gavia AUVs and market-leading autonomous gliding vehicles using buoyancy-based propulsion.? ?With this investment and partner- ship comes quite a few tangible advan- tages but it also comes with great intan- gible bene ts,? Patten says. ?The fact that a global leader, like Teledyne has invested in Ocean Aero, is large vote of con dence for what we are doing and what we are capable of. Teledyne has been great partner that is helping us take our concept and making it a real- ity.? Being in San Diego and part of the growing ocean technology sector has distinct advantages, says Patten. ?With what we do we need access to the oceans which obviously San Diego al- lows you to do. But more importantly San Diego gives us access to other like- minded complementary companies whom we can partner with.? ?There is also a signi cant market for what we do,? he says. ?San Diego has a large and diverse Navy presence in addition to the other government en- tities that have a need or mission on the seas. Moreover, there are other mar- ket participants like Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UCSD, USD and SDSU ? all of whom have needs in the ocean.? As an added bonus, Patten says San Diego is also a great place to live. ?We de nitely feel we are part of the Blue Tech and Blue Economy here in San Diego,? Patten says. ?What we do is all about the oceans and helping un-derstand to them better.? Ph: (714) 546-3478 E-mail: [email protected]: www.secoseals.com Seco Seals MTR Jan14.indd 11/27/2014 2:38:38 PMwww.marinetechnologynews.com Marine Technology Reporter 49MTR #8 (34-49).indd 49MTR #8 (34-49).indd 4910/10/2014 11:29:33 AM10/10/2014 11:29:33 AM