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Harbor Wing's innovative WingSail assembly that can be rotated a full 360 degrees, providing superior maneuverability and precise course and station keeping. As an autonomous unmanned wind-powered vehicle, it is capable of operating on station for extended periods without fuel or on-board personnel costs. "Our new alliance with Harbor Wing signals our intention to leverage and extend our Software Defined Sonar platform into emerging market opportunities," said Karl Kenny, Marport President & CEO. "AUSVs require a high level of intelligence to conduct missions and can utilize our subsea acoustic sensors to help formulate decisions. There's a defined operational need right now for AUSVs for deep sea and littoral operations, port and harbor security as well as ocean science and offshore energy applications." and technology disciplines. In addition to AUC, KAUST has also entered into formal partnerships with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Institut Français du Pétrole in France, the National University of Singapore, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. laboratories assigned to the Fleet Installation and Facility Management Branch of the Undersea Combat Systems Department. This contract between PURVIS and the NUWC is expected to be complete by August 27, 2012 and is valued at an estimated $35m. The second contract calls for PURVIS Systems to provide program management and engineering services in support of NUWC's Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department (Code 70). This contract is expected to be complete by July 19, 2009, and is valued at an estimated $1.7m.
Purvis Systems Wins $36.7m Contracts
Purvis Systems won two contracts by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport. The larger of the two contracts was issued for NUWC Code 25 Laboratory Operations & Maintenance Services, in which PURVIS will provide operational, technical and engineering services in support of the facilities, systems and
VideoRay ROV Conference Set for FL
VideoRay announced that its 2007 VideoRay VIPS ROV Conference will be held in Key Largo, Fla., from November 5-8, 2007, at the Marriot
KAUST, AUC Signs MOU
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and American University in Cairo (AUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 30, 2007, to establish collaborative research and academic development that will positively impact the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region. Nadhmi A. Al-Nasr, interim president of KAUST, and Dr. David D. Arnold, president of AUC, signed the MOU to establish a solid base of research and academic development that will be internationally competitive across a broad range of science
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Allseas ROV Fleet Expands
Schilling Robotics will supply Allseas Group S.A. with three additional ultraheavy-duty UHD ROV systems in late 2008. Allseas will use the systems to perform survey support, pipeline touchdown monitoring, and a wide array of construction support tasks in the world's major oil and gas regions. The ROVs feature 150 shp and are rated for operation to 4000 m. The systems include Schilling Robotics extendedexcursion XE TMS systems, two of which have 850-m tethers and independent propulsion systems. Special features for survey and pipeline inspection operations include camera booms and profilers that pop up from the vehicle's rear for deployment.
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