MetOcean Telematics® (MetOcean) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), valued at approximately $10 million USD, to supply the United States Coast Guard (USCG) with its world-renowned search and rescue buoy, the Iridium Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy (iSLDMB).
Designed and tested to meet the stringent performance requirements of coast guards for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the open ocean, MetOcean’s iSLDMB is a rugged, compact, NATO A-size compliant buoy trusted by coast guards around the world. Cost-efficient and expendable, the iSLDMB is equipped with an Iridium® bi-directional satellite transceiver, enabling reliable global communications, alongside an integrated GPS receiver and sea surface temperature sensor to deliver critical real-time data for time-sensitive SAR missions. The buoy is air or ship deployable and can be rapidly deployed in the region of interest to help responders better understand surface drift conditions and improve search planning.
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