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Royal Australian Navy to Upgrade Paluma Class Vessels with FarSounder Sonars
FarSounder, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide four complete FarSounder-1000 systems plus spare parts for the upgrade of four Paluma class hydrographic Survey Motor Launches operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Seismic Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd. of Salisbury, Australia will be responsible for the purchase of the equipment and assist with the systems integration. Seismic Asia Pacific is the FarSounder dealer for this project with BAE Systems as the prime contractor.
FarSounder Introduces 3D Navigation Systems through the U.S. Navy in Support of Foreign Military Sales
FarSounder, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide FarSounder-1000 systems for two US Navy transferred OSPREY Class Mine Hunter Coastal (MHC) Vessels. The systems were sold by FarSounder's dealer Voyager Maritime Alliance Group of Ft. Lauderdale, FL via their customer, VSE Corporation. VSE's delivery order is under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract through the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) International Fleet Support Program.
FarSounder 3D Sonars Integrated into Wärtsilä SAM Electronics NACOS Platinum
FarSounder, the leading developer of 3D forward looking sonar systems for navigation and obstacle avoidance, is excited to announce an integration partnership with Wärtsilä SAM Electronics. 3D sonar data from FarSounder’s navigation systems can now be visualized and controlled directly from all NACOS MULTIPILOT workstations. The unique forward-looking capabilities of FarSounder's navigation products add a new dimension of situational awareness to the NACOS Platinum Series.
High-Tech Small Businesses Receive Tibbetts Awards for Innovative and Outstanding Contributions
On June 15, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will induct Drs. Arthur & Judith Obermayer to the 2015 SBIR Hall of Fame and present the Tibbetts Awards to 23 small businesses, six individuals, and three supporting organizations for their critical roles in research and development and for successfully driving innovation and creating new jobs through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
FarSounder Awarded TNO Fisheries Research Order
FarSounder is pleased to announce the award of an order from The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), for an advanced fisheries research project. This will be part of TNO's SOFIC (SOnar for FIsh Classification) project, a team effort being carried out between Dutch fishing company Jaczon B.V., from Scheveningen, TNO and FarSounder. The Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has assigned a scientific quota for this project.