SAES and the Kazakhstani GIDROPRIBOR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to supply underwater systems to the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan.

The agreement includes installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and end-customer support of several systems: diver detection sonar (DDS-03) for protection of ports, naval mines both exercise and combat versions (MINEA series) and underwater measurements systems (MIRS).

By the agreement, signed in Astana (Kazakhstan), while the fourth edition of KADEX Defence Exhibition was being celebrated, the collaboration between these companies has been reinforced. They already signed in 2014 a memorandum of cooperation for joint production and marketing of Diver Detection Sonars (DDS-03).

This new pact establishes the basis for the production and marketing of underwater surveillance and protection systems based on multi-influence measurements (acoustic, electric, magnetic, seismic and pressure).

Antonio Cordero and Alexander Gnelomedov, executive directors of SAES and GIDROPRIBOR respectively, during the signing of the agreement.
Antonio Cordero and Alexander Gnelomedov, executive directors of SAES and GIDROPRIBOR respectively, during the signing of the agreement.

SAES (Sociedad Anónima de Electrónica Submarina) is specialized in underwater acoustic and electronics and it is positioned at the forefront of the market in the area of multi-influence underwater measurement and signature intelligence. The familiy of multi-influence naval mines, MINEA, able to detect any signature radiated by a ship and the portable measurements station, MIRS – Multi-influence Range System, ready for quick and easy installation where required to take signature measurements of ships, are two powerful examples of this line of business of the company.

SAES possess the experience of more than 27 years working in numerous naval projects in all types of platform (minehunters, submarines, aircraft Maritime Patrol, ASW Helicopters, Mission Control Centers, Simulation Facilities, etc.), this is an determinant advantage to the success of our technology in the Eurasian continent» company sources highlight.

This is the second agreement reached between SAES and GIDROPRIBOR Kazakhstan. The first, signed in 2014 also during the celebration of KADEX, allowed the introduction, in the area of influence of Caspian Sea, the high frequency active sonar, DDS-03, specially designed for the detection of divers and underwater vehicles, manned and unmanned (SDV, ROV or UUV) for the protection of ports, ships and critical infrastructures.

By this agreement, SAES and GIDROPRIBOR have sealed an alliance in order to meet present and future needs of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan in underwater defense systems.

 

SAES present a lecture on the ocassion of the LXX Anniversary of the Spanish Mine Countermeasures Force

Tomorrow April 20 afternoon at 19.00 in the UPCT will be held the «Conferences to mark the LXX anniversary of the creation of Mine Countermeasures Force».

 

SAES, which maintains a continued close working relationship with the MCM Force will participate with a lecture entitled «The present of Mine Warfare». This conference will be preceded by two others: «Basic Concepts on Minewarfare and description of the MCM Force» and «Why mine hunting? Spanish Minehunter», offered by the MCM Force and Navantia respectively.

 

ConferenciasUPCT_FMCM

SAES has participated in the two series of spanish minehunters supplying various equipment and simulators currently operating on such vessels.

 

The high specialization and experience in underwater acoustics allows us to offer systems and technical and technological support for the construction or updating of minehunters such as noise and vibration monitoring systems, sonar and equipment simulators for training, Exercise naval mines, etc.

Furthermore, SAES offers following high technology and custom solutions in the military and civilian markets:

 

  • Sonar and Onboard Systems
  • ASW systems for air or naval platforms
  • Underwater Signatures Measurement & Control. Acoustic, magnetic, electric, seismic and pressure influences.
  • Multi-influence Naval Mines
  • Acoustic Classification and Intelligence Systems
  • Protection and Maritime Surveillance
  • Simulation and Training Systems
  • Engineering Services, Technical Support and Maintenance.

 

The SAES´s Limpet Naval Mine (MILA) on board JFD SDV Vehicles

The collaboration between those companies, specialist in underwater defence and security, will give a better service to clients since they will allow them to visualize more complete solutions against new threats.

 

The integration of the Limpet Naval Mine of SAES (S.A. Electrónica Submarina) in the JFD Hybrid Swimmer Delivery Vehicle named Seal Carrier has been successfully performed this week, demonstrating the versatility of MILA and the wide range of features and equipment that can provide the SEAL vehicles.

MILA into SDV
MILA (Limpet Naval Mine) on board SDV SEAL CARRIER. Source: JFD

 

MILA into the Seal Carrier, the perfect complement.

 

MILA is a smart limpet mine designed to be used for Special Forces, that incorporates a detonation system controlled by a computer.Minas Navales MILA-6C SAES It can be attached to the hull by a diver or be used as a demolition charge. Its conical shape and low weight in water endows the mine with a low hydrodynamic resistance, being easy to carry by divers. The limpet mine has successfully passed environmental test and extensive sea trials with excellent results against still targets of 12, 24 and 36 mm thickness. MILA is available in Exercise (reusable & inert) and Combat versions.

 

The Seal Carrier is a hybrid Swimmer Delivery Vehicle, which provides Special Forces with high speed transit on surface (30+ kts with a range of 150 NM) and stealth insertion and extractions capabilities in submerged mode (5 kts with a range of 15+ NM).

 

The two companies are expert in sea and subsea surveillance and protection.

 

SAES, specialized in underwater acoustics and electronics, provides advanced equipment and systems for undersea security and defence. With over 25 years’ experience in the naval industry, SAES offers high technology and custom solutions in the military and civilian markets providing: Sonars, Acoustic Classification and Intelligence Systems, ASW systems for air or naval platforms, Underwater Signatures Measurement & Control, Multi-influence Naval Mines and Simulation and Training Systems.

MILA (LImpet Naval Mine)
MILA – Limpet Naval Mine. Source: SAES

 

JFD´s vehicles primarily exist to facilitate the insertion and extraction of Special Operations forces and equipment. In this role, their use allows for greater stand-off from surface ships and submarines.

 

The vehicles have further application in the maritime littoral space. These include specialist maritime operations, mine countermeasures, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, counter-piracy and maritime protection operations.

 

JFD has over 30 years’ experience of operating safely subsea within Submarine Rescue, SDVs, Commercial and Military Diving Systems.

Fuente: JFD - James Fisher Defence
SEAL CARRIER.  Source: JFD.

SAES participates in commercial expedition organized by the Chile-Spain Foundation on FIDAE 2016

In addition to SAES, other companies as Faasa, Cobra, Unceta, Mave Aeronáutica, Centum, AERTEC Solutions and IDS also participated.

 

SAES visited the new edition of FIDAE to expose the solutions that offers in such a specific area as subsea technology, very important for Chile and other countries widely surrounded by coast and whose strategic importance has not stopped growing in recent years.

 

Specifically, SAES have presented its solutions on anti-submarine warfare to stakeholders, including Navy and Naval Aviation, and other companies in order to establish collaborations. The Sonobuoy Processing Acoustic System SPAS and ground systems for post mission analysis and training are the solutions that have created more interest.

 

SAM_1550_web

 

Furthermore, during last March SAES also visited another remarkable defence exhibition in India, Defexpo 2016. During the celebration of it, the SAES visit as Spanish company was remarkable, and maintained an institutional meeting with the director of Armament and Material (DiGAM) and the Spanish defense attaché. India remains the main buyer of defense equipment in the world, and the latest news on the Indian submarine program confirm the opportunities for SAES, specialized company in sonars and underwater equipment and anti-submarine warfare solutions.

SAES collaborates with the Foundation “Teatro Romano de Cartagena”

To support one of the most surprising discoveries of recent archeology in the Mediterranean environment

SAES is adhering to the Friends Programme of the Museum Roman Theatre in the form of Partner Company, in order to help to preserve and spread the Roman Theatre monumental set and its collections.

 

With this initiative, SAES shows his involvement with culture and commitment to Cartagena and Murcia, home to the headquarters of the company, which also has an office in San Fernando (Cádiz).

 

logoteatroromano

«The Foundation Teatro Romano de Cartagena offers us the opportunity to collaborate with them to promote the conservation, restoration, study and dissemination of the Museum’s collections. In turn, employees of SAES can learn more about this important piece of history helping to its dissemination, «say company sources.

 

The Roman Theatre Museum, designed under the direction of architect Rafael Moneo, is located in the old town, near the port, in two adjacent buildings linked by an underground corridor, and ends with a visit to the Roman Theatre.

 

The partial overlap singular of the so-called Old Cathedral (Santa Maria La Vieja) on part of the stands of the roman theater is the testimony of the passage of different civilizations and cultures that have made of this area of the city an authentic history book, narrated from his material evidence and objects of everyday life.

 

SAES is specialized on underwater electronics and acoustics in Spain and operates in a field of high technology characterized by high competitiveness. The company invests broadly in innovation since allowing competitive advantage in a global market. This strong commitment to innovation is reflected both in the investment that society allocates to innovation and in the people that works in the company, mostly engineers, mainly in technical areas such as engineering, mathematics, physics and computer science.

 

The ROASW system for anti-submarine warfare will be part of the Navantia’s Command and Control System

The Navantia ships will have for the first time an anti-submarine warfare system fully integrated into the ASW Command and Control System Vessel through the integration of the Remote Operation ASW System (ROASW) in the CATIZ CMS.

The integration of the ROASW system of SAES in the LBTS (Land Based Test Site for the systems that FABA designs and manufactures) of CATIZ has been successfully performed this week.

 

CATIZ CMS is the NAVANTIA’s Command and Control System for new programs and upgrades of surface vessels of the navies from all over the world. By the ROASW integration, NAVANTIA will be able to offer an ASW solution at the forefront of the market totally integrate with the Combat Systems in the vessels.

The demonstration, at the Navantia Sistemas facilities at San Fernando, was attended by Mr. Alfredo Gordo, Head of NAVANTIA Sistemas and president of the council of SAES, Mr. Manuel de Pablo – Member of the Council of SAES, Mr. Francisco López García - Head of Engineering of Navantia, C.N. Álvaro de Agustín Vázquez, the Head of the Tactical Programs Center of the Spanish Navy, the director general of SAES and other personnel involved.
The demonstration, at the Navantia Sistemas facilities at San Fernando, was attended by Mr. Alfredo Gordo, Head of NAVANTIA Sistemas and president of the council of SAES, Mr. Manuel de Pablo – Member of the Council of SAES, Mr. Francisco López García – Head of Engineering of Navantia, C.N. Álvaro de Agustín Vázquez, the Head of the Tactical Programs Center of the Spanish Navy, the director general of SAES and other personnel involved.

 

The ROASW system is one of the most advanced solutions for Anti-Submarine Warfare missions in the world and it is on service on important Navies as the Swedish Royal Navy that has equipped its Visby type corvettes and the HKP-15 helicopters with this system.

 

The ROASW system, when is installed on the units that collaborates on ASW missions such us manned/unmanned air vehicles and on vessels and surface platforms, provides a unique, fully integrated ship/air weapon system, that allow to extends the ship acoustic sensors. ROASW system also enhances the Anti Surface Warfare (ASuW) and specially the Anti Ship Surveillance and Targeting (ASST) mission by extending ship’s horizon of Non-Acoustic Sensors (NAS).

 

Furthermore, the ROASW system is a new ASW solution since enables small combat ships (500 to 2000 ton) to actively participate in ASW missions, adding operational advantages due to the increased speed and easy manoeuvrability of these type of ships.

 

By the implementation of the ROASW system of SAES, Navantia not only adds a global ASW system totally integrated to its advanced combat system, but also will be able to increase the operative capabilities of smaller vessels that according to the new needs in ASW missions require ability to participate in such missions. «Until the ROASW development by SAES was difficult for this type of vessels to engage in ASW missions» says the head of the ASW line of the company.

 

«It is a privilege that ROASW be part of the CATIZ CMS” assures Antonio Cordero, director general of SAES who explains that the ROASW system could be part of the next vessels that Navantia makes in case of the contracts of corvettes and advanced patrols, that are in negotiating at several countries be finally signed.

 

Gold and Bronze Medals for Wu Shu team sponsored by SAES

The championship was held in Madrid. Every members of the delegation of Murcia won medals.

 

The XXX Spain Championship of Wu Shu, held on 27 and 28 February at the Center for Sports Modernization of Judo and Associates Sports of the Community of Madrid in Villaviciosa de Odón, was attended by most of the Autonomous Communities.

 

Wu Shu XXX Campeonato España San Cai Long_web

 

The competitors of the “Club Deportivo San Cai Long” got the gold medal in Qinda (less than 56 kg) and the bronze medal in Sanda (less 70 kg). The Club take part of the Delegation of Murcia, also competing on the Taolu category, winning the silver medal.

 

Wu Shu Delegación Región Murcia

EGUERMIN, the NATO Naval Mine Warfare Centre of Excellence, visits SAES

Officers belonging to the navies of Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Latvia and Poland visited SAES facilities.

EGUERMIN-SAES

A delegation of the EGUERMIN has visited the headquarters of SAES (S.A. de Electrónica Submarina) in Cartagena (SPAIN) this week. EGUERMIN started as a Belgian-Netherlands Naval Mine Warfare school in 1965 and since 2006, EGUERMIN is the NATO Naval Mine Warfare Centre of Excellence (NMW COE).

 

Thirteen members of EGUERMIN pertaining to several countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Latvia and Poland) and a liaison officer from the Spanish Navy composed de delegation.

 

SAES is specialized in underwater technology and world renown in the Naval Mine Warfare and Underwater Ranging Systems, the company business line where is positioned at the forefront of the market. During the visit, EGUERMINE officers also visited SAES workshop facilities at “La Palma” where they were able to see MINEA (Multi-Influence Naval Mine), MILA (Limpet Mine) and MIRS products under production.

 

SAES solutions

 

MINEA, the most advanced multi-influence naval mines, comprise several types of mines (moored, shallow water and cylindrical bottom) both in combat and exercise versions. MINEA Naval Mines are equipped with sensors for detection and processing of the magnetic, electric, pressure, acoustic and seismic signatures. MINEA Exercise version are available for training purposes and gathering intelligence information through the measuring and recording of ship signatures.

 

The Multi-influence Range System (MIRS) for surface ships and submarines provides simultaneous measurement of magnetic, electric, pressure, acoustic, and seismic influences in a real and controlled scenario, to counter threats successfully.

 

MILA is a smart limpet mine that incorporates a detonation system controlled by a computer. Can be attached to the hull by a diver or be used as a demolition charge. Its conical shape and low weight in water endow the mine with a low hydrodynamic resistance being easy to carry by divers.

 

“We can improve underwater surveillance of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean”

Antonio_Cordero_DirectorSAES_JornadasArmada

SAES company director (SA Electronic Underwater) set out new trends in subsea sensors under antisubmarine surveillance for the navy Technology Conference held at the School of Naval Engineers in Madrid.

 

 

 

The benchmark company in underwater acoustics in Spain, specialist in the area of ​​surveillance and submarine defence, has participated in the conference «IMPACT OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY IN SPANISH INDUSTRY» organized by the Spanish Armada, to treat specific technological developments in submarine technology.
The lecture entitled «New Trends in underwater sensors” stressed the importance of submarine surveillance in the Mediterranean Sea, which is evident given the conflicts in countries that border, and the known fact that submarines from many countries, not only surrounding, are patrolling daily.SAES_JornadasArmada2

 
The detection of submarines based on the use of sonar is a complex discipline that requires high technology and trained crews; otherwise, it is relatively easy unwanted intrusion taking advantage of the existence of «blind spots», as well known to those involved in this naval area.

 
These «blind spots» can be minimized by exploiting the latest technological advances and integrated manner using platforms and sensors placed at the service of force, is what is known as «ASW – Network Centric Warfare». Extensive use of drones UAV, USV and UUV as integrated remote sensing, bi-static and multi-static processing using sonar buoys and variable depth sonar all members of the force, the combined signal processing and low medium frequency and a robust broadband communication systems, i.e., low failure rate, are the new trends in subsea sensors to achieve a scenario more comprehensive and effective detection.

HMS_propagación curva. Zonas ciegas. HMS+VDS+bi-estático

Figure 1: Example of reducing blind spots by bi-static processing of different sensors.

 

SAES, as a high-tech enterprise, invests a significant amount of their budget to R + D + I and takes years studying and integrating their systems in new developments in service across platforms worldwide. «Specifically in the area in question, we have developed the ROASW (Remote Operation ASW system). This system, based on acoustic sonobuoys processing, allows the exchange of information between multiple platforms (surface ships as frigates or corvettes, helicopters, UAVs, …) the centralized management and the rapid making decisions” says the director of SAES Antonio Cordero, while highlighting the undeniable opportunity to apply this technology to new units under programs of European and transatlantic partnership, to enhance underwater surveillance in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

SAES presents an article about the correlation between the underwater emissions generated by cruises.

It was during the celebration of the international conference MARTECH in Cartagena last week, where the latest advances in marine technology was presented.

 

The increasing human interaction with the marine environment is bringing about a continuous growth in the ambient noise levels, which aggregates to the traditionally existing noises produced by natural sources. Those noises, produced by human activity as cruisers, offshore wind farms, ports, etc. can affect, sometimes in a severe way, to the wellbeing of the marine fauna.

IMG_7150

 

To date studies have centered on the acoustic radiation, leaving in a second place the rest of radiations which also have a proven effect on marine life. In order to help to fill this gap, this study centers on analyzing the levels and correlations patterns of several types of energy radiations in the marine environment: acoustic, electric, magnetic and seismic, specifically the radiations emitted by cruises. This kind of vessel have an increasing presence and importance worldwide, reason why its impact in the sea routes must be studied, in order to minimize the possible effects in the environment.

 

SAES has developed the measurements by a own-manufacturing system, capable of the simultaneously measurement of all the radiated influences; the MIRS (Multi-influence range system). This system, that can be configured as a fixed station for vessels, also have the advantage to be portable and easily deployable from a small boat, available to the implantation in any place and making easy the noise measurements, as well as other influences.

 

Results show not only a significant level of correlation between acoustic and seismic radiations by one side and electric and magnetic by other side, but additionally a correlation degree among the four analyzed radiations.

 

These results are part of a broad set of studies in the field of underwater emissions that society is conducting as part of its activities in the field of R + D + i in the civil sector.