GROTON, Conn. and RANDWICK,
Australia, May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- ThayerMahan, a global leader in autonomous
maritime surveillance and offshore solutions, and Australian
autonomous uncrewed vessel developer Ocius Technology Ltd, have
signed an agreement to combine technologies to develop a
best-in-class persistent, autonomous, undersea warfare capability
intended to strengthen AUKUS Pilar II objectives.
"The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet, and there is a
pressing need to expand our awareness of what lies beneath its
surface," said Mike Connor, Chairman
and CEO of ThayerMahan, Inc. "Our collaboration with Ocius helps us
to maximize the performance of our scalable surveillance systems.
Together, we will help AUKUS nations know what is in the undersea
domain - preserving their advantage in a changing and uncertain
world."
Under the agreement, ThayerMahan will install its Outpost
passive acoustic maritime surveillance system aboard Ocius's
Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel (USV). This collaboration will
generate uncrewed acoustic sensing systems that can be deployed to
create distributed undersea surveillance networks in support of
Pillar 2 of the AUKUS agreement. These systems will enable delivery
of cost-effective, wide-area sensor capacity wherever needed.
"Both companies share a mutual love of technology and the sea
and have complementary proven products," said Robert Dane, Chief Executive Officer of Ocius
Technology Ltd. "Recently, in San
Diego, engineers from both companies worked as a team to
combine ThayerMahan's TRL8 (-9)
Outpost system with our TRL8 (-9)
Bluebottle USVs and then successfully achieved a results-driven
demonstration."
The four-day demonstration was conducted at the April 2024 Association for Uncrewed Vessel
Systems International XPONENTIAL global conference and exhibition
on autonomy, uncrewed systems, and robotics in San Diego, California. It showed that the
Outpost-Bluebottle combination presents credible, highly effective,
operational, undersea surveillance from an uncrewed platform that
is capable of long-duration deployments. The Bluebottle USV was
deployed 10 miles offshore with a deep-towed passive acoustic array
and an onboard digital signal processor. Live data, streamed to the
conference exhibition floor, was used to detect and classify
undersea, surface and airborne contacts in the approaches to
San Diego in near-real time.
This collaboration leverages ThayerMahan's expertise in
deploying and operating sophisticated low-power acoustic sensors
and advanced, AI-enabled acoustic processing with Ocius' expertise
in providing rugged, long-dwell autonomous vehicles that harvest
wind, solar, and wave energy to drive a hull derived from
Australia's world-class sailboat
racing designs. ThayerMahan has already taken delivery of its first
two Bluebottle vehicles at its headquarters in Groton, CT.
The Bluebottle USV provides a reliable and maneuverable platform
with the payload capacity to support Outpost and other maritime
sensors. This new Outpost variant provides significant undersea
defense capabilities in an efficient, safe, and cost-effective
manner that will be a true force-multiplier for the US and Royal
Australian Navies' capital ASW assets, and meet the pressing need
to expand our awareness of what lies beneath the surface of the
ocean.
In addition to undersea surveillance, this partnership positions
Outpost for other maritime security, law enforcement, and
environmental monitoring missions.
About ThayerMahan
ThayerMahan, Inc. is a maritime technology company dedicated to
providing its government and commercial clients with turn-key
autonomous marine solutions, including deployment, operations, data
gathering, and analysis services, using state-of-the-art acoustic
and electronic sensors integrated on a variety of host platforms
tailored to specific mission criteria. The company is headquartered
in Groton, CT with additional
locations in Lexington and
New Bedford, MA, Norfolk, Virginia
Beach, and Arlington, VA.
For more information, please visit ThayerMahan.com or contact
directly at sales@thayermahan.com
About Ocius
Ocius Technology Ltd. Delivers innovative autonomous solutions
for persistent maritime surveillance. Their new generation of USVs
power large payloads, roam widely, and stay at sea for months at a
time. Ocius USVs offer economic and operational advantages over
conventional methods in a multitude of industries. Utilising solar,
wind and wave power, these vessels can autonomously monitor
designated areas for lengths of time. For more information, please
visit Ocius.com.au or contact directly at contact@ocius.com.au
Contact details:
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ThayerMahan
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Ocius Technology
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Press and Media:
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Ian Milliner
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Dr. Kevin Lopes,
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Business Development
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VP, Marketing,
ThayerMahan, Inc.
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Ocius Technology
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+1 860 287
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M +61 419 045
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klopes@thayermahan.com
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Demonstration:
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Mike Varney
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VP, Business Operations
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+1 253.324
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mvarney@thayermahan.com
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