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Enduruns project
Enduruns projetThe ENDURUNS project brings together 15 different European partners and an associated member from South Korea. The goal of this project is to develop and demonstrate a long endurance hybrid AUV (Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle) with gliding capabilities....

A new 5-year contract signed with the French Navy
COMEX SA is pleased to have won the new public contract from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces for the MCO* recompression chambers.
(* Maintenance in operational condition of the recompression chambers of the French Navy and Army).

COMEX partner of Merré Shipyards
Located north of Nantes, Merré Shipyards are recognized as a multi-specialist in shipbuilding.With the construction of eight military ships, 26.50-metre cruisers for French Navy’s mine clearance divers, Merré shipyards have been awarded their largest order ever. DGA...

The French company “Ship as a Service®” (SAAS) acquires the marine branch
The alliance with COMEX gives rise to a new structure immediately operational : “SAAS OFFSHORE”

CX3D – On orbit 3D modeling of satellites
Space debris is a growing concern for the space community. One way to reduce the amount of debris is to extend the life of the satellites

COMEX ORUS3D photogrammetry to survey polymetallic nodules on the seabed
The Marseille-based company COMEX performed last week pool trials with their 3D photogrammetry system “ORUS3D” to survey and cartography polymetallic nodules in the deep sea. Such metallic concretions, mainly composed of manganese, copper, nickel and cobalt, could be...

Hypoxia risk awareness
On Friday, November 16 2018, Comex Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Test Center hosted a delegation of students and instructors of EPNER (School of flight test and reception staff) for an hypoxia risk awareness session.

ORUS 3D expands its range with the MOD300
COMEX strikes again with a miniature ORUS 3D. After the 1000, 3000 and 6000m models, here comes the MOD300 !With the 3000m ORUS 3D subsea photogrammetry system operating around the world since 2017, COMEX managed to touch a large part of the subsea world. Involved in...

Hypoxic chamber : Preliminary steps to an actual man dive at the altitude of 6400m above sea level
Frédéric Swierczynski, diver of the extreme, came to prepare for a high altitude dive in the lakes of the world’s highest active volcano, el Nevado Ojos del Salado in the Andes. This preparation took place in an altitude simulator, the hypobaric chamber at Comex trial...

Project trailler
PROJECT TRAILER: TANDEM OF TWO ROVERS FOR EXTENDING LUNAR EXPLORATION PRESS RELEASETRAILER system exploring lunar tubes (image: LIQUIFER)31 October 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract on the development of the “TRAILER” robotic system with COMEX and...