OIP Teams with Hydroid to Collaborate on the Belgian MOD MCM Toolbox Programme

Oudenaarde, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) -

OIP Sensor Systems (OIP), a leading Belgian defence company,
signed a teaming agreement with Hydroid Inc. (Hydroid), a subsidiary
of Kongsberg Maritime, to work jointly and exclusively on competing
for the Belgian Ministry of Defence Mine Counter Measures (MCM)
Toolbox programme. Senior officials from the two parties participated
in a signing event held at the OIP facility in Oudenaarde, Belgium.

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OIP is a long-time and trusted provider of advanced maritime
systems equipping Belgian and Dutch frigates as well as Belgian
patrol vessels. Founded in Ghent in 1919, OIP is now based in
Oudenaarde where it conducts R&D and runs its manufacturing and
assembly operations.

The signed agreement is part of the OIP drive to form a highly
competitive Belgian lead collaboration combining a proven unmanned
MCM solution with an extensive systems integration experience that
will enable the team to win significant shares of the development and
production involved in the MCM Toolbox programme.

Teaming with Hydroid allows OIP to offer a powerful MCM package
that includes the operational Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface
Vehicle (USV); an effective acoustic underwater communication
technology; advanced Electro Optic systems; and Hydroid's innovative
and widely deployed REMUS Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and
its autonomous Deployment & Retrieval System (DRS).

Acquired by Kongsberg, a technology leader, in 2008 coupled with a
17-year reputation for developing and manufacturing reliable AUV
systems, position Hydroid REMUS AUVs as the most trusted in the
market. Having accumulated extensive operational track record with
over 450 of Hydroid's REMUS AUV systems deployed in more than 20
countries in various applications, REMUS AUVs are largely used for
defense applications, specifically mine countermeasures.

Freddy Versluys, CEO of OIP Sensor Systems, said: "We are proud to
form this excellent team. Our integrated solution is a powerful,
precise and extensively tested package that provides a robust,
effective and efficient answer to the customer's operational needs."

"We are pleased to be teaming with OIP on the MCM Toolbox
programme," said Duane Fotheringham, President of Hydroid. "Together,
our technology and capabilities provide a complete MCM solution that
serves as a crucial component for increasing our customer's mine
action capability."

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