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PRODUCTS ¯ Henriksen ¯ Klein Marine Systems ¯ Forum Energy Technologies side scan sonar system designed to bring while processing sonar data onboard in ¯ Henriksen Launches New Slipway high-quality imaging, onboard process- real time so operators and autonomous

LARS System

A newly designed automatic launch ing, and streamlined integration to un- systems can act on information faster. and recovery system for small boats manned underwater vehicles. Ethernet-based connectivity simpli? es and unmanned surface drones (USVs), Klein's MANTIS UUV represents a integration with modern UUV platforms has been developed by Henriksen AS new implementation of advanced side and supports real-time review, playback, of Norway and will be presented for scan sonar technology for unmanned and analysis work? ows.

the ? rst time at Seawork (Stand F34) in underwater vehicles, combining latest-

Southampton, June 9-11. generation components with process- ¯ F orum Energy Technology

The new system enables the automat- ing for dynamic focusing, multiple-look

Launches New LARS Model ed launch and recovery of craft from processing, and adaptive beamforming. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) the stern ramp of a mother vessel. The The result is consistent, high-resolution has unveiled its latest solution in subsea

Henriksen slipway system now makes sonar imagery across changing survey handling equipment, the Model 6000 it possible for a police or military crew ranges and speeds, creating an ideal (M6000) Launch and Recovery System to board a RIB (Rigid In? atable Boat) foundation for machine learning and Al- (LARS).

and be under way on the water in less assisted analysis. Part of FET’s Dynacon product line, than two minutes. A rapid response Built for demanding autonomous mis- the M6000 provides a compact, all-in- time can be invaluable for customs sions, MANTIS UUV is engineered for one solution for inspection and light and police interception tasks while the UUV platforms where space, power, work-class ROV operations. It inte- new HSS can also quickly deploy un- speed, and data handling are critical to grates the A-frame, winch and hydraulic manned surface vessels, or drones, for mission success. power unit into a single skid-mounted mine clearance operations. The system combines Klein's advanced package, allowing for a single-point lift

The new system employs the Henrik- side scan sonar performance with a with no need for additional cabling or sen AS expertise in the design of boat compact payload architecture designed hose connections. This design stream- lifting and capture claw hooks that can to support route survey, mine counter- lines mobilization and demobilization, automatically secure a line onto a craft measures support, search and recovery, reducing vessel interface time and on- and ef? ciently draw it up onto its own hydrographic and geophysical survey, board footprint.

berth aboard the mother ship. offshore infrastructure inspection, and The ? rst M6000 system, equipped

The Henriksen HSS is being manu- environmental mapping. with a Perry Super Mohawk ROV was factured at the company’s new factory At the core of MANTIS UUV is delivered to a US-based client this year in Tønsberg beside the Oslo fjord in Klein's SmartArray Technology, an inte- and is already in operational service.

Norway. grated system architecture that embeds The system was manufactured and test- key electronics directly within the trans- ed at FET’s US manufacturing facility ¯ Klein Marine Systems Launches ducer array. This approach helps reduce in Bryan, Texas, allowing client inter- system footprint, lower size and power face and witnessing during the fabrica-

MANTIS UUV Side Scan Sonar

Klein Marine Systems, a leader in ad- demands, and preserve valuable vehicle tion process.

vanced side scan sonar and underwater payload space. Developed for deployment with in- imaging technology, announced MAN- MANTIS UUV is designed to oper- spection and small work-class ROVs

TIS UUV, an integrated multi-channel ate at higher speeds across all ranges, such as FET’s Comanche and Super 38 May/June 2026