Kongsberg Maritime, manufacturer of advanced hydroacoustic instruments, the HUGIN family of AUVs, and other maritime electronic products, has signed this agreement with General Atomics and C&C Technologies via its affiliate, Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc., located in Lynnwood, Washington. GA is currently active in systems integration for several US Navy programs including an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Turboelectric Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), Integrated Fight-Through Power (IFTP) power conversion equipment, a superconducting homopolar propulsion motor, and an electromagnetic railgun. General Atomics (GA) and its affiliates, headquartered in San Diego, California, are high-technology development and manufacturing companies in areas ranging from nuclear technologies and advanced defense and energy systems, to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) including PREDATOR®, a remotely operated surveillance aircraft. Work under this cooperative agreement may also include the development of advanced sensors and energy storage, propulsion, and communications technologies. The team plans to develop AUVs to market primarily to the US Navy for intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance, and other applications. General Atomics, Kongsberg Maritime, and C & C Technologies have agreed to cooperate on the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and associated technologies. With its unprecedented long-range capability and advanced communications, HUGIN Endurance sets a new standard for autonomous subsea mapping and inspection, yielding unmatched operational flexibility, efficiency and sustainability.San Diego, November 7, 2005. “Teaming long endurance with large area coverage capabilities allows a single AUV to map areas up to 1,100 square kilometres in a single mission – a target impossible until now. “We are proud to launch HUGIN Endurance, which represents a step change in AUV operations,” said Richard Mills, vice president of marine robotics sales, Kongsberg Maritime. It also delivers significant sustainability benefits, not only when contrasted with conducting operations from surface vessels but also compared with other AUV operations, as the reduction in the need for surface support further diminishes the environmental footprint. The proven portfolio of hydroacoustic sensors, communications and other technologies ensures that HUGIN Endurance is well equipped for advanced situational awareness scanning, and mapping/inspection activities for far-field applications such as offshore wind farms. The HUGIN Endurance can be equipped with a wide array of sensors including the high-resolution KONGSBERG HiSAS synthetic aperture sonar, a wide swath multibeam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler and magnetometer, together with other sensors to detect parameters such as methane, current and turbidity. With this in mind, KONGSBERG has added its Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) communications system to HUGIN Endurance’s payload, allowing it to surface and share large quantities of data swiftly with any suitably equipped installation, such as another vessel, shore station or a wind turbine fitted with an MBR antenna. Shore-to-shore operations offer the opportunity to reduce carbon footprint for commercial activities and yet retain unrivalled data resolution and accuracy. This longevity allows HUGIN Endurance to undertake extensive missions without the support of a mothership. HUGIN Endurance, the new AUV boosts operational duration to approximately 15 days, enabling extended survey and inspection missions far from shore. Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled the next generation of its advanced HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Kongsberg Maritime’s new HUGIN Endurance AUV can map up to 1,100 square kilometres on a single mission
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