Kraken Robotics to supply minehunting systems to Polish and Danish Navies.

According to Kraken Robotics Inc., a Canada’s Ocean Company, they recently signed contract to supply minehunting systems and minehunting sonar equipment to the Polish Navy as well as to the Royal Danish Navy.
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Polish Navy KORMORAN II MCMV. (Picture source: Kraken Robotics)

As part of the first contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH™ towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle® Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in the second half of 2021. Kraken’s equipment will be integrated onboard the Polish Navy’s new KORMORAN II Mine Countermeasure (MCMV) vessels in Gdansk, Poland.

Danish Navy MSF1 Minehunter. (Picture source: Kraken Robotics)

According to the second contract, Kraken’s minehunting system will be integrated onboard the Royal Danish Navy’s optionally unmanned surface vessels. The total contract value is approximately $36 million, with the majority of that received over a 2-year equipment acquisition phase. Product margins on this contract are expected to be in line with historical Kraken averages.

KATFISH™and ALARS – Storage Position. (Picture source: Kraken Robotics)

About the KATFISH Intelligent Towed SAS System:

KATFISH acquires over 3 billion pixels per 3km2 per hour of area coverage rate. That’s 30 times more detail than conventional side-scan sonar. Advanced algorithms perform thousands of adjustments per second to ensure every pixel displays data with incredible clarity.

The KATFISH system is comprised of an actively controlled smart towfish, SAS imaging, bathymetry and gap-filler sonars, launch and recovery system, operator console, and visualization software. The towfish may be deployed from either Manned or Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV). The entire system is designed to be quickly installed and removed from vessels of opportunity.

A 180 cm AquaPix MINSAS sensor array is the heart of KATFISH™, which provides remarkably sharp 3 cm x 3 cm constant resolution across ranges of 220 meters per side. With tow speeds up to 8 knots and an integral SAS Gap Filler, KATFISH provides unprecedented high-resolution Area Coverage Rates (ACR) of 3.9 km2 / Hr.