SAES and the University of Murcia renew a Chair for technology transfer.

The “SAES Chair in Open Source and Critical real-time Applications”, started in 2009, is renewed up to the 2019, reaching 10 years of collaboration.

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The “SAES Chair in Open Source and Critical real-time Applications” is an Research & Development initiative developed by the UMU (University of Murcia) and SAES (Sociedad Anónima de Electrónica Submarina), being funded by SAES. Those entities are collaborating for more than 10 years, since 2006 when they started to develop the together works. In 2009, the Chair was created and thus it strengthened the Research and Development activities.

 

It have been signed its fifth biennial renewal (for the period 2017-2019) in a public ceremony in the university of Murcia chaired by the Rector Dr. D. José Orihuela Calatayud and de General Director of .SAES, Sr. D. Antonio Cordero.

 

 

In-house technology

The SAES general director has highlighted the innovation as one of the foundation of the company that “invest in own Research and Development about the 10% of its budget”. Also, SAES collaborates with several Universities and participate in international and national R&D projects. In this context, the SAES Chair allows to SAES and the UMU to develop their knowledge in free software and real-time-critical software applications. This is a capital issue for a company, which possess a specialized software department, one of the base of the company. Thus, we can provide in-house technology without extern dependence” the SAES general director said.

 

 

The Chair, led by professors Dr. D. Diego Sevilla Ruiz and Dr. D. Gregorio Martínez Pérez, has improved the software & communication development process in areas such as the Big Data, databases NoSQL and the modeling of the automatic test software.

 

During the ceremony, the Rector has emphasized that on one side, this collaboration allows turning technological results into competitive advantages and productivity increase for the company and, on the other side, the university can better oriented the researches to the needs of the market and of the companies involved.

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DIGITAL SONAR for surveillance and detection of small boats.

SAES explains the conclusions and results deal with their participation in the European program CLOSEYE. SAES has developed a system based on sonar technology in order to detect the small boats typically used on illegal activities.

 

SAES has offered a conference entitle “Design and Operational Tests of a Lineal Sonar performed for the detection of illegal boats in Mediterranean shallow waters” during the IV the 4th National Conference on R&D in Defence and Security. The conference focus on the conclusions that SAES has obtained throught their participation in CLOSEYE, an European program lead to the validation of innovative technologies applicable to the surveillance of the EU Maritime Borders.

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The program which is in the final development stage is supported by the 7th European Framework Programme and it has been developed in collaboration with important companies. SAES participation is based on the deployment of a linear antenna passive sonar and digital technology as a way for the detection, tracking and identification of illegal activities as drugs traffic or irregular migration. This issue has capital importance for the European Union, specifically to have tested surveillance solutions to be able to face the upcoming security threats and risks. This fact was one of the chances that allow the SAES solution was included at the program.

Besides the sonar deployment, SAES has face to other technological challenges such as: the automatization of the detection system, the tracking and classification, the satellite communication and the development of an effective system to characterized the boats and the data recording in a classification database. Summarizing, SAES has developed and validated a system fully customized for the surveillance tasks.

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Currently SAES is working in two lines: the improvement of the antenna detection features and in a more completed classification database.

 

The 4th National Conference on R&D in Defence and Security is helding at the Spanish Air Force Academy in San Javier (Murcia) on 16th, 17th, and 18th November 2016 is  a forum and a meeting point for all the agents related to R&D within the field of Defence and Security: Universities, University Centers of Defence, the University Center for the Spanish Guardia Civil, public research institutions, companies, laboratories, etc. Besides SAES other companies such as Navantia, ISDEFE, EXPAL and INDRA have been participated.

 

The conference promotes the presentation and dissemination of current research and development in the civilian context with results and innovative methodologies that are potentially applicable to national Defence and Security, resulting in the known as dual-use technologies.

 

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Do you really know what is powerful?

SAES will show an inert mock-up of the multi-influence naval mine MINEA at INDODEFENCE 2016 Expo & Forum, in order to promote their products and services in Southeast Asia, especially those involved in the protection and security of coasts that are increasing their demand.

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SAES – S.A. Electrónica Submarina, specialist in Acoustic and Underwater Electronics, participates with a stand (stand A-097) at the one of Southeast Asia’s biggest expo and conference on defence, aerospace and marine industry which is being held from 2 to 5 November at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

The company state that there is an increasing need for protection and control of vessel traffic strategic areas, straits and other maritime zones of forced use because of geographical or commercial reasons in the region. “The protection of these areas is vital to the economy of the countries involved, which makes necessary to know in depth the specific area of Naval Mines in the frame of Naval Warfare. Naval Mines are a strategic weapon par excellence, apart from being one of the Naval Weapons of greater efficiency for their ability to deny the naval space only with the knowledge that a country owns them “said from the company.

 

SAES will do a presentation entitled “Do you know what is really powerful? Naval Mines and Multi-influence Range Systems for Submarine and Ships“ explaining the advantages of the one of the most powerful and cutting-edge family of naval mines: MINEA. “Naval mines are not only useful to dissuade, no ship is safe until every soul on board has the perception of doing something to find the secure path to the deep blue water, which means that everybody on board should be aware of how naval mines operate. MINEA naval exercise mine provides this knowledge” said the head of the Naval Mines and Range Station business line at SAES. The presentation is scheduled the Wednesday, 2nd of November, at 14.00 at Theater 1 – Hall B.

 

 

Anti-submarine Warfare

 

Other main area is the Anti-Submarine Warfare. Changes in the concept of Operation of the Anti-submarine Warfare Missions (ASW), modern submarines which have technological advances in enhanced propulsion, quieting techniques and coordinated weapons technologies and new geopolitical scenarios comes to SAES to look for effective solutions.

 

For Antisubmarine Warfare, SPAS family (Sonobuoy Acoustic Processing systems – SPAS) – is able to process the most advanced passive and active sonobuoys in analog and digital implementation and is available for installation on-board combat ships, MPA and Helo – has aroused a great interest in the region. “Also, we would like to promote our equipments for ground support and acoustic intelligence (FTAS – Fast Time Analyzer, SICLA – Classification System, TAT – Tactical Acoustic Trainer, simulators…) as well as to introduce one of the most advanced development, the ROASW – Remote Operation ASW System” said from the company.

 

ROASW is a new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) solution that provides a unique and fully integrated ship/air weapon system, initially designed to enhance and extend the ship acoustic sensors. The ROASW system receives, controls and monitors remotely the acoustic and tactical information from deployed resources.

 

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SAES celebrated the tenth anniversary of the center of San Fernando

SAES, which was founded 27 years ago in Cartagena, opened his workplace in San Fernando 10 years ago, to carry out projects associated with major programs such as submarines S-80 or F-100 frigates.

 

The commemoration of the tenth anniversary of SAES San Fernando began with a dinner on 7th October, and was attended by workers of the company, headed by President of SAES, D. Alfredo Gordo and the director of the company, D. Antonio Cordero. Both gave speeches in which highlighted the good prospects of the company, based on the good work of workers who are highly specialized.

 

SAES, which is considered to be as a strategic national company, works closely with the Spanish Ministry of Defense. In the last years it has opened new international markets working successfully such as Asia, America, Europe, Latin America .Today SAES has virtually customers in all continents. In addition, a large number of equipment developed by SAES has dual applications in the civilian security and environmental protection, contributing to strengthen a project based on the basis of its shareholders NAVANTIA, INDRA and THALES.

 

SAES, as the president said, “Today it has a special place in the Spanish industrial factory, being an international benchmark in the segment of the submarine electronics.”

 

Moreover, the event counted on the attendance of Admiral Head of Arsenal of Cadiz, Vice Admiral D. Santiago Ramón Gómez González, and the Director of Systems Engineering of Navantia, D. Francisco Lopez and the Security Chief Bay of Cadiz, D .Pedro Pérez-Seoane Garau.

 

As part of this commemoration, workers were given awards for those one has working 25 years in SAES.

 

The celebrations were supplemented with acts of coexistence and pleasure, as the tour of the Spanish Navy Observatory in San Fernando, with the participation of workers families, being the union and team work as the greatest strengths of the company.

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SAES shows their Diver Detection System at the Monaco Yacht Show

The DDS-03 is being showcased in the NAVANTIA booth (QP45), at Monaco Yacht Show, from the 28th September to 1st October.

 

At sea, the threats coming at surface water can be easily detected by radar and visually, but usually there is a gap on underwater security. A diver or a small underwater vehicle can evade the traditional surveillance systems and endanger the superyacht and their guests.

 

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The DDS-03 is an underwater security and safety system specially designed for the detection of divers and other threats as underwater vehicles that can be used for the surveillance and protection of anchored ships and ports.

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When DDS-03 detects and tracks a threat, automatically generates an alert indicating its position, distance, trajectory and type of contact, allowing cast a deterrent message to the diver or send a patrol to the area. The automatic detection, classification and tracking functions provides reliable alerts of multiple underwater targets with minimal false alarms.

 

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The DDS systems has different ways of deployment depending on the operational use and zones to be protected. It can be easy deployment ‘over the side’ of a superyatch, manually or using a davit crane, and also can be installed in a harbour piers or in the sea bottom, in order to protect any port or infrastructure.

 

The system, that accomplished with the most rigorous exigencies since their development initially emerged under military high requirements, has also been designed to be simple and intuitive, in fact no specialist operator is required.

 

By the DDS-03 Diver Detection Sonar, the yacht owners can feel there are not underwater gaps in security, and also the managers of the most important ports, can offer a total security for the docked yachts.

 

 

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SAES shows their ASW systems and SONAR systems at the Defence Korea Exhibition “DX Korea 2016”.

SAES is participating at DX Korea 2016 (8C-11) to promote their products and services in Northeast Asia, region where new solutions for protection and security of coasts have an increasing demand.

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SAES – S.A. Electrónica submarina, specialist in Underwater Electronics, participates with a stand (8C-11) at the Defense Expo (DX) Korea, which is being held from 7 to 10 September in the KINTEX exhibition centre in Goyang city.

SAES, the company leader in Spain in underwater acoustics and electronics, has arranged meetings with the country’s authorities involved in the naval submarine industry to provide the most advanced technology in multiple areas: Sonar Systems, ASW, Sonobuoy Processing, Signature Intelligence, Multi-influence Naval Mines, Maritime and Coast Security and Simulation among other services.

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Anti-submarine Warfare

For Antisubmarine Warfare, the SPAS family (Sonobuoy Acoustic Processing systems – SPAS) – capable of to process the most advanced analog and digital sonobuoys and available for installation in surface vessels, MPA and Helo – has aroused a great interest in the region. “Also, we would like to promote our equipment’s for mission support and acoustic intelligence (FTAS – Fast Time Analyzer, SICLA – Classification System, TAT – Tactical Acoustic Trainer, simulators…)  as well as to introduce one to the latest developments, the ROASW – Remote Operation ASW System” said from the company.

ROASW is a new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) solution that provides a unique and fully integrated ship/air weapon system, initially designed to enhance and extend the ship acoustic sensors. The ROASW system receives, controls and monitories remotely the acoustic and tactical information from deployed resources as well as ground

Mine Warfare

For Mine Warfare, the company manufactures the Multi-influence Naval Mines (MINEA) more advanced currently. The MINEA family consist of different kinds of naval mines (moored, cylindrical bottom and shallow water mines) available both combat and exercise versions. Moreover, SAES also provides Limpet Naval Mines that, equally in combat and exercise versions, are at the forefront of the market.

Furthermore, the SAES knowledge in Signature Intelligence achieved during more than 25 years of experience, lets them offer advanced systems to measurement of acoustic, magnetic, electrical, seismic and pressure influences coming from surface vessels and submarines, always adapting to the customer needs. MIRS – Multi-influence Range System o DEWARS – Deep Water Acoustic Range System are two of their principal products in this area.

SONAR Systems

Sonar Products area will be specially promoted together to other systems designed to integrate into the combat systems of submarines and surface platforms as Acoustic Classification system (SICLA), the Undersea Acoustic Performance Prediction System (SEAPROF) and Own Noise Monitoring System (ONMS).

Furthermore, in the sonar area but specially indicated for the coast surveillance and protection, SAES also will expose the Intruder Detection Sonar – DDS-03 (Diver Detection Sonar).

DDS-03 is a frequency active sonar specially designed for the detection of divers and underwater vehicles both manned and unmanned (SDV, ROV or UUV), and focused to improve the maritime surveillance systems since it can be integrated in any security system besides the stand alone function.

DDS-03 sonar constitutes the last generation of the SAES DDS sonars, which have been successfully verified and validated in a wide variety of operational environments as deployment from vessels and in harbour, presence of closed and open circuit divers, presence of swimmers, tidal effect exposure, etc.

SAES also provides advanced technology in other naval areas:

·         Maritime Security. SAES develops systems to protect critical infrastructures such as ports, drilling platforms or wrecks and also for environmental protection.

·         Simulation and Training. Tactical simulator for submarines. Sonar Simulator/Stimulator. Training systems for acoustic operators.

·         SAES services: Engineering services, verification and testing systems, maintenance, aftersales support, education and training.

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Effects of noise on marine fauna and flora. Only acoustic noise?

SAES will present next week a study in the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Conference which deepens on the possible adverse effects of the underwater energy emissions on marine life. The results show that additionally to acoustic noise, other emissions, such as magnetic and electrical require measurement and study.

 

The study will be presented in poster format next Tuesday (12th of July) at 16:30 h by Antonio Sánchez, the head of I+D+i of SAES (Sociedad Anónima de Electrónica Submarina).

 

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The growing human activity in the marine environment is generating an increasing impact on this field in general and on the marine fauna in particular. This activity produces a wide variety of kind of pollutions, some of which, as is the case of  hydrocarbon or plastic spills, have traditionally been treated, but other ones, as underwater energy radiations, has started to receive a generalized attention from the scientific community and the society in general since much more recent dates.

 

These radiations with potential negative impact on marine fauna, as reflected in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), are not limited to the acoustic influence but other influences as the electric and magnetic ones are also included. On this basis, it becomes necessary to have at our disposal systems than let us to register and analyse these influences to determine their levels, evolution and potential damage on marine fauna.

 

In this context, this study shows the outcomes of the analysis of the acoustic, electric and magnetic background noise from a set of measurement campaigns that took place in an environment of intense human activity in the Mediterranean Sea. These analyses show very significant increments of these radiations in comparison with the values reported in the international literature.

 

Additionally, and on the basis of the gained experience, an autonomous integrated system to detect and analyse acoustic, electric and magnetic radiations is presented.

 

MIRS – Sistema empleado para la medición de las emisiones de los buques.

 

El sistema de medida de firmas (MIRS) para buques de superficie y submarinos desarrollado por SAES, proporciona medidas reales de las influencias de un buque (magnética, presión, eléctrica, acústica y sísmica) en un escenario real y controlado, para contrarrestar con éxito las amenazas. Se encuentra entre los más avanzados sistemas de su clase y en relación a las estaciones fijas. Una ventaja decisiva del sistema MIRS es que, gracias a su portabilidad, bajo peso y consumo y altas prestaciones se pueden obtener las firmas del buque en distintas ubicaciones geográficas.

 

MIRS es también una herramienta para prueba y calibración de:

·         Sistemas destinados a reducir las influencias de los buques como los sistemas de degaussing, ASG, etc.

·         Sistemas MCM como las rastras de influencia.

 

MIRS ha sido diseñado utilizando principalmente equipos COTS (Comercial Off The Self) para garantizar la máxima fiabilidad al menor coste.

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SAES sponsors the Golf Navy Championship one year more

The Admiral Chief of Naval Staff, who chaired the closing ceremony of the tournament, was among the 100 participants.

The XXXV Golf Navy Championship took place at the Mondariz Golf Course (Pontevedra) between 10 and 11 June 2016, with the participation of some 100 players who came from different Spanish cities.

 

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The closing ceremony was chaired by the Hon. Mr. Admiral Chief of Naval Staff Jaime Muñoz-Delgado y Díaz del Rio, with the assistance of various civil and military authorities, and the representation of collaborating companies, as SAES, on whose behalf attended by President Alfredo Gordo.

 

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Participants were divided into three categories according to their handicaps, playing in the form of stableford handicap. The champion of the Navy was established by the best result “scratch” within the game mode programmed (stable ford scratch). D. José María García Sánchez, FLOAN-4ª squadron, won the first place in the final Scratch Classification.

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SAES, which supports the championship since 2009, spreads the health benefits of playing golf and promotes the core values of sport, such as concentration, discipline, desire to excel and socializing.

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Naval Mine Warfare Conference at Belgium

SAES has participated at the MARCOM-chaired annual NATO Naval Mine Warfare Conference, hosted by the NATO Naval Mine Warfare Centre of Excellence (NMW COE) from 21 to 23 June 2016.

 

16 NATO- and partner nations and several naval mine warfare entities were represented at this conference.

 

EGUERMIN started as a Belgian-Netherlands Naval Mine Warfare school in 1965 and, since 2006, it is the NATO Naval Mine Warfare Centre of Excellence (NMW COE).

 

SAES is a company at the forefront of market in development and manufacturing of multi-influence naval mines and limpet naval mines. EGUERMIN, that visited SAES at the begginig of the year, shows at its “Mine Display Room” in Belgium, 2 mock-ups of Limpet mine, courtesy of SAES, to enrich their exhibition.

 

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Photograph source: EGUERMIN

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