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ARGUS: Enviable Technology, Unlimited Potential

System is designed to universally interface with a vessel’s existing navigation equipment and autonomously deliver water depths seen by the vessel to a central server. Almost four years and 100 million soundings later, the concept is a reality. Almost two years after we first reported (December 2011 edition of MarineNews) on an innovative, depth sounding recorder device that made wide swaths of data available to perhaps anyone who wants it, the concept envisioned by ARGUS has developed into a viable tool that could change the way that government agencies schedule surveys and dredging. Today, about 40 boats have voluntarily placed on board their vessels the ARGUS (Autonomous Remote Global Underwater Surveillance) system transmitters.

Northrop Grumman Appoints Johnston as VP of Contracts and Pricing

Corporation announced that Thomas H. Pricing. position upon Ward's retirement next year. of prime contracts. and Sensors business segment. CVN 77 warfare system and the Arsenal ship project. Northrop Grumman/Lockheed Martin joint venture for the U. Guard's multibillion dollar Deepwater project. more than 20 years of contracts and business management experience. summa cum laude, from Towson University. States Navy League. of designing and building nuclear powered submarines. commercial vessels. people.