The testing session was celebrated from October 21-25 in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Kraken Robotics
Kraken Robotics Inc. has completed its new Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) for KATFISH™ towed synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) demonstrations. This testing session was celebrated from October 21-25 in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, for 40 naval customers and partners.
Thanks to this initiative, the KATFISH synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) data, including high-resolution images, were streamed live aboard the vessel, detecting, classifying, and identifying various seafloor contacts in real-time.
Additionally, command and control information was also transmitted wirelessly back to shore and displayed to attendees of the Canadian Naval Mine Countermeasures Symposium, which took place at HMCS Scotian in Halifax during the same week.
"The ocean is an unforgiving environment, and the highest risk to technology and personnel is during launch and recovery. Demo participants were able to witness our technology in action, observing both the advanced autonomy of the ALARS as well as the high-resolution real-time SAS data from KATFISH while aboard the vessel," explained President and CEO of Kraken Greg Reid.
Moreover, Executive Vice President and CTO David Shea indicated the importance of providing this kind of technology: "The ability to stream live, high-resolution seafloor data to analysts and mine warfare officers in real-time, from both manned and unmanned platforms, is a critical enabler for modern navies."
"These capabilities are standard with the KATFISH system and are being continuously improved as our NATO customers deploy them in operations every day. We look forward to getting this new ALARS out into the field with our customers," he concluded.
Kraken Robotics Inc. is a marine technology company providing complex subsea sensors, batteries, and robotic systems. Its high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging solutions and services enable clients to overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
According to Kraken, this will use these to expand facilities and increase manufacturing capacity, as well as to capitalize on potential acquisitions of complementary businesses.
