Remus 600 To Meet Uk's Recce Uuv Requirement

摘要

US-based underwater vehicle manufacturer Hydroid LLC is preparing to deliver a new Reconnaissance Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (Recce UUV) system to the UK Royal Navy.rnDesigned to operate in both marine and estuarine environments in water depths of between 30m and 200m, the Recce UUV will be primarily used for mine countermeasures (MCM) reconnaissance operations, hydrographic surveys and environmental monitoring in support of other operations; it will have a secondary role in support of search and salvage operations.rnHydroid, offering a system based on its REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle in conjunction with Babcock Design and Technology, was awarded arn￡5.4 million (US$7.8 million) contract in August 2007 to meet the Recce UUV requirement following competition with Bluefin Robotics (offering the Bluefin-12 vehicle) and Kongsberg Maritime (proposing HUGIN 1000-MR). This follows on from an earlier success in 2005 when Hydroid was contracted to supply its smaller REMUS 100 vehicle to the Royal Navy.