Marport Has Successful UDT Exhibition
Marport would like to thank the many visitors who visited our booth during this week’s UDT conference and exhibition in Cannes.
UDT gave us the opportunity to introduce our new underwater defence products, and we successfully established relationships with major defence contractors. From the reception we received from UDT attendees, it’s evident that our products are right on target to address existing and emerging requirements for undersea domain awareness.
Mike Harvey, Marport’s VP for Offshore and Defence said, “UDT proved to be a great success for Marport. We utilized the Innovation Showcase and Poster Presentation sessions to highlight our Software Defined Sonar technology to hundreds of conference delegates. In addition to our SDS technology, strong interest was shown in our Integrated Subsea Surveillance System and our Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.”
Marport’s SQX-1 is a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter – an invaluable tool to complement both manned and unmanned surface vehicle operations. Most traditional AUV designs have a significant limitation – like a torpedo, they can only operate while continuously moving forward. Marport’s SQX-1 vehicle overcomes this limitation. It’s hovering capability enables it to stop anywhere in the water column while constantly keeping station by adjusting to underwater currents and obstacles. Navigating to a pre-programmed destination, it can hover in place, making detailed inspections of underwater threats such as mines. Not only can the craft hover, it can move quickly, up to three meters per second (6 knots). Both its speed and its ability to stop in place are achieved through a dual pod design with integrated vector thrusters mounted on fore and aft foils that can rotate 360° to provide forward, rear, horizontal and vertical thrust. The propulsion control system enables tight turns, full rotation or even lateral movement.
During UDT, Marport has been invited by a major navy to deploy the SQX-1 vehicle in test and evaluation trials for Expeditionary Warfare including Special Operations and Mine Warfare.
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