This
year at the second annual NAVDEX maritime security exhibition, Sonardyne
International Ltd. will be giving live demonstrations of its fully automated
surface and underwater security system NiDAR, and world leading diver
detection sonar, Sentinel IDS. Taking place at the ADNEC exhibition
centre in Abu Dhabi, the event runs from 17th-21st February, where Sonardyne
will be on the UK Trade and Industry stand B-009.
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Co-located with the annual IDEX exhibition, NAVDEX is one of the leading
naval and maritime security events in the Middle East featuring a dedicated
Maritime Security pavilion and in-water demonstrations. During simulated
attacks held twice daily, naval divers will attempt to reach undetected
a visiting Royal Navy vessel protected with a Sentinel intruder sonar.
Visitors onboard will experience first-hand Sentinel’s ability
to detect and classify the divers as soon as they enter the water, track
their progress and raise alarms. Once a diver is detected, the NIDAR
system interfaced to Sentinel will use its suite of sensors to gather,
analyse and display additional threat classification data.
Appearing inside the show on Sonardyne’s stand will be
Solstice, a low power side scan sonar developed specifically for naval
operations using AUVs. It provides class-leading acoustic imagery especially
in shallow water environments and, at NAVDEX, Solstice data sets will
be available to study and a fully installed unit will be displayed on
a newly delivered AUV.
“NAVDEX is the premier maritime security exhibition in the region
and a great platform for presenting the capabilities of Sentinel, NiDAR
and Solstice,” said Rob Balloch, Strategic Development and Marketing
Director at Sonardyne. “Intelligent surface and underwater surveillance
for naval vessels and facilities is of paramount importance. Since its
introduction in 2009, Sentinel has become the world’s best selling
underwater surveillance system and when used in conjunction with NiDAR,
users benefit from a fully automated security system that can detect,
track, classify and deter any threats approaching a protected asset.”
Visit Sonardyne during NAVDEX 2013 on stand B-009 |
