{"id":69673,"date":"2026-08-25T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/69673\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:49:11","slug":"ocius-selects-thayermahan-and-thales-australia-thin-line-arrays-for-bluebottle-fleets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/69673\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocius Selects ThayerMahan and Thales Australia Thin-line Arrays for Bluebottle Fleets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ocius Technology has signed agreements to integrate advanced sonar systems from ThayerMahan and Thales Australia across its growing fleet of Australian-made Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).<\/p>\n

Ocius Technology press release<\/p>\n

The sonar systems include fully retractable thin-line acoustic arrays (TLAs) which will be deployed to support persistent surface and subsurface intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as part of the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s (RAN\u2019s) recent AUD$176 million Program of Record, as well as Ocius\u2019 ongoing 24\/7 operations to the north of Australia for Maritime Border Command.<\/p>\n

Under the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s SEA1200 program to combat undersea threats, Ocius has awarded ThayerMahan, Inc. a contract to deliver 40 Outpost\u00ae acoustic intelligence payloads with TransparenSea\u00ae processing software. ThayerMahan\u2019s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-capable sensing payloads and processing software will deploy in a distributed surveillance architecture that will detect, localise and track contacts of interest, delivering data to operators and commanders. The collaboration demonstrates a practical application of AUKUS Pillar II, combining Australian autonomous maritime technology with advanced United States acoustic sensing and processing capabilities.<\/p>\n

To support ongoing Australian Maritime Border Command operations to the north of Australia, Ocius has selected Thales<\/a> Australia\u2019s Australian-manufactured BlueSentry\u00ae thin line arrays and BlueSentry\u00ae acoustic processing for integration onto Bluebottles USVs. These operational array systems will be deployed across the Bluebottle\u00a0fleet, supporting long-endurance maritime surveillance to help protect Australia\u2019s borders and offshore maritime interests.<\/p>\n

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OCIUS Bluebottle Keel Underwater (Ocius picture)<\/p>\n

Bluebottle\u2019s payload-agnostic keel, winch and payload bay architecture enables acoustic array systems from different providers to be selected and configured to meet each customer\u2019s specific mission requirements.<\/p>\n

Bluebottles are manufactured and equipped with acoustic arrays at Ocius\u2019s production facility in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

These contracts represent the largest fielded deployments of persistent above water and below water surveillance USW (undersea warfare) missions in the world to date.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Quotes attributable to Robert Dane, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ocius Technology:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an increasingly contested global environment, Australia requires advanced and proven technologies to address evolving maritime threats.<\/p>\n

Different missions need different solutions. The Bluebottle is designed as an adaptable payload delivery platform. By integrating complementary acoustic systems from leading Australian and United States technology providers, we can provide customers with the most effective technology suite for their operational needs. These agreements reflect the strength of the systems developed by ThayerMahan and Thales for persistent uncrewed maritime operations.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Our approach has always been to test technologies extensively at sea and assess them against real operational requirements. A rigorous evaluation process included comprehensive operational testing, including RAN controlled validation, extended deployments under representative mission conditions and comparisons across four thin line array acoustic providers.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The combination of advanced acoustic sensing, renewable-powered endurance and autonomous operations provides Australia with a scalable and cost-effective way to strengthen awareness across our vast maritime domain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ocius Bluebottle is a formidable asset. It\u2019s already providing near persistent, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for Australia, having even remained on station as cyclones rolled through. And now, thanks to this new partnership, this capability will provide enhanced protection of Australia\u2019s vast maritime domain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quotes attributable to Mike Connor, Chief Executive Officer, ThayerMahan<\/p>\n

\u201cThayerMahan is proud to be a longstanding technology partner with Ocius, and proud of the advances in next-generation maritime awareness that we have achieved together with our proven autonomous technologies. This contract represents the latest significant advancement in undersea warfare surveillance capability.<\/p>\n

Our advanced Outpost acoustic intelligence payloads and TransparenSea software will provide the Royal Australian Navy with sensing, processing, and data dissemination technologies that integrate with the Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel to deliver a highly effective autonomous undersea sensing platform.<\/p>\n

ThayerMahan\u2019s selection to deliver 40 systems for the SEA1200 program demonstrates how our mature, autonomous acoustic surveillance can provide our allies and partners with persistent scalable maritime domain awareness and actionable intelligence at significantly lower cost while extending coverage across critical operating areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quotes attributable to\u00a0Jeff Connolly. Chief Executive Officer, Thales Australia:<\/p>\n

\u201cThales Australia\u2019s high-quality sensors at the core of the powerful BlueSentry\u00ae arrays are made by our dedicated workforce in our facility in Sydney. These sovereign arrays, deployed on the sovereign Ocius Bluebottle platform will play a key role helping secure our nation and provide a persistent and adaptable surveillance capability.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlueSentry\u2019s heritage is from our systems deployed on the Collins Class submarines, and our enduring commitment to working with defence and our industry partners to innovate to serve the national interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to working with Ocius to further strengthen Australia\u2019s sovereign maritime surveillance capability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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