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ciency potential in continued sensor development specifically for AUV use, with size, weight and power being the limiting factors. Autonomy and robustness will also continue to develop. How was business in 2010? How’s it look for 2011? von Alt & Jalving Business in 2010 was good, 2011 will be better. Hydroid and our parent organization Kongsberg Maritime continue to show strong growth. What do you count as Hydroid’s leading strengths and weaknesses? von Alt & Jalving One of Hydroid’s greatest strengths is that it is now part of Kongsberg, a company that has strong values and creates advanced high-technological solutions for operations conducted under extreme con- ditions such as the deep sea, in the defense theater, and in space. Collaboration is fundamental to the way we do business. We collaborate as individuals and as an organization – to the benefit of our customers and our own competitiveness. We are constantly improving our products and our processes. We are reliable and we strive to meet our customers’ expectations. These values are our leading strengths. As we like to say, “the diffi- cult we get done right away - the impossible takes awhile.” Our customers can look forward to continued improvements in the capabilities and performance of our AUVs as well as increased synergy within the HUGIN/REMUS AUV product lines. How is Kongsberg Maritime and Hydroid investing today to better serve the subsea market? von Alt & Jalving Kongsberg Maritime and Hydroid are investing in our people, in our products, and in developing a thorough and in-depth knowledge of our clients’ needs and objectives. As our AUV customer base grows, we invest in world-wide customer support. We also invest to provide full picture solutions to solve a customer’s complete problem. What new product or service will Hydroid deliver to the market in the coming 12 months? von Alt & Jalving Hydroid will provide SPAWAR with REMUS 600 AUVs equipped with technologies for meteorological and oceanographic data collection, as well as technologies for processing and disseminating this data. This technology will enable superior decision making based on information collected by a system of networked sensors and shared through a network of
