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| XTek VideoRay submersible ROV |
Henry Belot
A company describing itself as Canberra's "homeland security specialist" is hoping to sell drone submarines with sonar technology and radiation detectors to the Australian military and federal police.
Tibor Fekete, the head of business development for Symonston-based business XTEK Limited, met with prospective clients on the Kingston Foreshore for a product launch on Tuesday afternoon.
A quick demonstration revealed the drones – designed in the United States by Philadelphia based company VideoRay – could detect large carp in the harbour along with a suspected shopping trolley dumped by late night revellers.
But Mr Fekete stressed the drones would enable security authorities to safely conduct search missions and asset inspections, rather than fishing expeditions.
"We are now the exclusive dealership for law enforcement and defence here in Australia as well as for the commercial sector," he said.
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| XTek VideoRay submersible ROV |
"We just got a contract with the Australian Army and just before Christmas we got a purchase order for $7.7 million worth of ROVs so we always have projects on with defence and law enforcement."
The product launch marks the latest venture for a company with facilities in Sydney and Adelaide, which operated at Fyshwick for 25 years before moving into bigger a office with 21 staff late last year.
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