What's up at Kongsberg Discovery

EK80 upgrade

Ocean Science specialist Kongsberg Discovery is strengthening its industry-leading EK80 echo-sounder product family with unprecedented wide-band low-frequency capability that will enable customers across Governments, Academia, and Industry to gain a much more detailed picture of the ocean environment than has previously been possible, amid an increasing focus on sustainable management of the oceans.  

AUV Demonstrations

Kongsberg Discovery successfully completed in-water demonstrations of the HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as part of the commercial evaluation of Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) systems by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the U.S. Navy.

Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, KONGSBERG maintained its positive trend by achieving growth, solid financial results, and a robust order intake. Book/bill above 1 in all business areas continues to grow the order backlog, which increased to NOK 90.2 billion. 

Mission accomplished for the world's first HUGIN Endurance

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Royal support for One Ocean Expedition

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has agreed to become a goodwill ambassador for Statsraad Lehmkuhl's next major expedition, the One Ocean Expedition 2025-2026.

N3X

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has been awarded a contract from the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government to provide satellite maritime surveillance data to cover Norwegian Areas of Interest.

QuadPing

Kongsberg Discovery has announced a world first for the sportfishing market with the release of the SIMRAD QuadPing ™, an advanced sonar solution that utilizes four simultaneous transmissions to detect, identify, and help track fish targets from ‘the depths to the deck’. QuadPing will be available as a free upgrade for all current users of the acclaimed SY50 omnidirectional fish-finding sonar, making it the only 8” unit on the market with this generation of advanced functionality.

Corcovado

Corcovado Geosub Ltda today signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Kongsberg Discovery for advanced seabed monitoring equipment.

Unique Group

Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, today signed a contract with Kongsberg Discovery for USD 1.7million of advanced seabed mapping and compact acoustic positioning technology for their APAC region.

Hipos

Kongsberg Discovery has responded to market demand with an innovative new software solution to enable remote operations of HiPAP and µPAP SSBL acoustic positioning systems, for both crewed and uncrewed survey vessels.

Seapath385

Kongsberg Discovery is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its inertial navigation product portfolio with the release of Seapath® 385, a system combining new hardware and advanced navigation algorithms to unlock optimal precision for hydrographic surveying.

ADCP

Kongsberg Discovery, a world leader in oceanographic instrumentation, is looking to spearhead the evolution of the ADCP market with a new product innovation that mixes flexibility, simplicity, and high-resolution performance. The CP333, launched today at Oceanology International, delivers precise currents and DVL (motion) measurements in challenging, dynamic environments such as coastal waters and around ocean wind installations.