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- Tritech Sonars for Swedish Navy ROVs Marine Technology, Mar 2015 #76
The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, Försvarets Materielverk (FMV), has selected Tritech as the preferred supplier for sonar and acoustic positioning onboard SAAB Seaeye Falcon Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The 10 ROV systems will be deployed for seabed surveys, inspections, light underwater work and recovery of objects and encompass a full suite of Tritech sonars including Gemini multibeam imager, Micron mechanical scanning sonar, PA500 altimeter and MicronNav USBL.
www. tritech.co.uk(As published in the March 2015 edition of Marine Technology Reporter - http://www.marinetechnologynews.com/Magazine)
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- Kockums To Retrofit Swedish Sub With Air-Independent Stirling Engine Maritime Reporter, Mar 1986 #59
Kockums AB of Malmo, Sweden, has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Navy to install its airindependent propulsion system, based on the Stirling principle, in an existing conventional submarine. The combat efficiency will increase with an increase in submerged endurance, allowing the submarine
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- Rolls-Royce Helps Power Combat Boat Success Maritime Reporter, Aug 2002 #50
jet-driven design become that hundreds of examples of the boat have been built for the Swedish forces and for export, including 147 for the Royal Swedish Navy, who will take their final deliveries next year. Today, the high-speed aluminum hull form is to be found carrying out a wide range of tasks including
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- Sperry Marine Rascar Gains Acceptance With Naval Communities Maritime Reporter, Apr 1989 #85
shown Rascar to be a cost effective enhancement to today's increasingly valuable FPBs, FPBMs, and larger vessels, according to Mr. Manfredi. The Swedish Navy selected the Rascar display because of its inherent user-friendliness, efficient oper- ation, and outstanding discrimination. Rascar was chosen
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- MagneTek Defense Systems Offers Quality Power-Conversion Products For Today's Navies Maritime Reporter, Sep 1990 #10
recent example is a contract with Kockums Marine AB of Malmo, Sweden, to provide power inverters and converters for the next generation of Royal Swedish Navy submarines, the A19. MagneTek describes its military product line as providing the complete power cycle—generation, distribution, conversion
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- Allison I m p l e m e n t s Performance, M a i n t e n a n c e , Reliability Improvements In M a r i n e Gas Turbines Maritime Reporter, Jul 15, 1986 #50
waterjet provides the propulsion. This 240-ton fast yacht has the capability of 50+ knots with the gas turbine/waterjet propulsion system. The Swedish Navy has also selected the 570-KF for boost propulsion on their Spica III "Stockholm" class fast patrol boats. In this case the drive system uses
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- Subsea Defense: Extending Unmanned Capabilities Marine Technology, Sep 2018 #34
Range, which would create a military Sarov with longer range by putting Sarov thrusters on a Sabertooth.Sea Wasp for MCMSaab is also working with the Swedish Navy on MCM technology. The Swedish Armed Forces’ Area Search Unit has Remus 100, Seabotix LBV150 and towed sonar from CMAX in its fleet, says Rasmus
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- THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR TODAY'S NAVIES Maritime Reporter, Sep 1988 #40
Canadian Navy for cruise power for their 5,000-ton Tribal Class destroyers. Allison's 570-KF's are also being used to boost propulsion aboard the Swedish Navy's Spica III Stockholm Class fast patrol boats. In this application, the drive system uses a singular stage epicyclic reduction gear and a 15-degree
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- THE PROPULSION SYSTEM: HEART OF TODAY'S NAVY VESSEL Maritime Reporter, Sep 1990 #39
provided the power for generator sets on Swedish coastal submarines. At present, 12-cylinder VA 185 engines are providing propulsion for the Swedish Navy's Vastergotland Class of submarines. GAS TURBINES Last year saw the launching of the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced Aegis guided missile
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- DIESEL POWER REVIEW Maritime Reporter, Jul 1990 #20
provided the power for generator sets on Swedish coastal submarines. At present, 12-cylinder VA 185 engines are providing propulsion for the Swedish Navy's Vastergotland Class of submarines. Hedemora first introduced the VA 185 Series of diesel engines in the early 1960s and since has added the
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- DIESEL POWER SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT Maritime Reporter, Mar 15, 1985 #20
propellers are produced in the U.S. by Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole, Mass. In the mid-60s, the first KaMeWa water jet unit was delivered to the Swedish Navy. This 250-hp unit was followed by a 480-hp installation in a private craft. Many potential water jet projects for all kinds of craft were investigate
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 9from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 6MTR Editorial Advisors Gallaudet Hardy The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, Kevin Hardy is President PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. of Global Ocean Design, Navy (ret) is the CEO of creating components and Ocean STL Consulting and subsystems for unmanned host of The American Blue vehicles, following a career
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/released U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command, visits USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) for a tour of the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., November 20, 2023.
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28FEATURE INTERVIEW track missiles and warheads for the Mis- sile Defense Agency, and it travels with its support ship, the MV Hercules. For our Service Support ships, we have the two hospital ships, USNS Mer- cy and Comfort; two rescue and salvage ships; two submarine tenders; and the Sixth Fleet ?
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND With COVID, we had to make some hard choices for our Do your CIVMARs have upward mobility? mariners because we couldn’t rotate. Many of our mariners The Navy has Sailors who become “Mustangs,” and work found other employment, and were able to use their skills
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 26FEATURE INTERVIEW “Over the next decade, 12 new classes of ships will come online and MSC will see up to 20 new ships deliver to the ? eet in the next ? ve years. This includes new oilers, towing, salvage and rescue tugs, and expeditionary fast transports and emergency medical ships. A large
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25RADM PHILIP SOBECK, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Photo by Brian Suriani USN Military Sealift Command From a global supply chain perspective, What makes MSC so vital to the we’ve learned a lot about dealing with Navy’s ? eet and our military disruptions. COVID delivered a big forces around the world? wake-up
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck (right) Commander of U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) explains the tradition of the Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 2NO.4 / VOL. 86 / APRIL 2024 16 Photo on the Cover: U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Photo this page: Copyright Björn Wylezich/AdobeStock 16 SOVs: Analyzing the Market Drivers Departments As offshore wind grows globally, so too do the dynamics around SOVs. By Philip Lewis 4 Authors & Contribut
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 27Feature Shipbuilding Loumania Stewart / U.S. Coast Guard focus), which require very different business systems to be in place. “We’ve been able to do both,” he said, noting that having systems in place for government jobs makes East- ern Shipbuilding “move-in ready for the Navy and other DOD agencies
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 16OpEd Shipbuilding U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Ensures American Strength at Sea By Matthew Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America As Senator Roger Wicker force, the U.S. is falling behind. China, Korea and Japan of Mississippi once said, “Growth in commercial ship-
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 4Authors & Contributors MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS M A R I N E L I N K . C O M ISSN-0025-3448 USPS-016-750 No. 2 Vol. 86 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Goldberg Haun (ISSN # 0025-3448) is published monthly Galdorisi except for March, July, and October by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33four of its 18 Ohio-class SSBNs and They can also operate without the wires, These weapons are launched over the side converted them to conventional cruise using their own active or passive sensors. of surface ships with the ubiquitous MK missile carriers. The ? rst four Ohio- They are programmed to
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE USS Baltimore (SSN 704) served for just 15 and a half years in 2004, and the newest, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) of active service. joining the ? eet in October of 2023. Newer versions will be Los Angeles-class submarines carried MK-48 heavyweight ? tted with the Virginia
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 31at depths up to 1,000 feet. serve as a moored training ship (MTS ton. Some of the 688s were pulled from Hammerhead consists of a mooring 701) and the Nuclear Power School service at their mid-life point rather than module that plants itself on the bot- in Charleson, S.C. Likewise USS San incur the
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and expeditionary sea base ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) prepare the MK 18 MOD 2 Sword? sh to be deployed from the Open Water Transportation System (OWTS) during Exercise Noble Vanguard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29fying mines, especially the hard-to-? nd bottom and buried mines in high clutter environments. Knife? sh uses the low- frequency broadband capability devel- oped by the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory. The 2,000-lb., 22-foot long Knife? sh is based on the Blue? n 21 UUV.
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 28SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Knife? sh is a medium-class mine countermeasure UUV designed for deployment off the Littoral Combat Ship. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Brooks/RELEASED be applied to Orca XLUUV 1 through 5, which will be built (encapsulated torpedo) mine.
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Test Vehicle. The Navy’s top of? cer wants more players on the ? eld Unmanned Underwater Systems = Force Multiplier Source: Boeing By Edward Lundquist peaking at the Surface Navy Association’s an- (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids ‘putting too
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25“The sky’s the limit in terms of payloads that can be brought into the vehicle.” Ann Stevens, Vice President, Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems subsea vehicles, speci? cally vehicles with increased endurance nautical miles. “You can go for months at a time without requir- to allow them to be deployed
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 24INTERVIEW BOEING oeing delivered the ? rst Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Under- sea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the BU.S Navy following acceptance testing, the ? rst of six Orca XLUUVs to be delivered to the U.S. Navy over the next 18 months. The ? rst unit is to be used as a test asset for the Navy, so it
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January 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23market and because of the internal investment it is available on the ef? ciency and effectiveness of AUVs? now without development risk. It is dif? cult to narrow it down to a single piece of technol- ogy, there have been several waves of technology that have How the U.S. Navy demands for autonomous