1. Production ongoing 2. Seafox MDV is operational 3. Mine disposal vehicles accelerate mineclearing operations 4. Atlas Elektronik needs additional export orders 5. Seafox took part in combat operations off the Libyan coast in 2011 Description. Unmanned underwater vehicle. Sponsor. German Ministry of Defense. Status. In production. The first Seafox units had become operational with the German Navy by mid-1999. Total Produced. Approximately 5,677 Seafox units had been completed or were in production by the end of 2019. Delivery of the 2,000th Seafox mine disposal vehicle (MDV) took place in September 2010. The Seawolf MDV was never produced. Application. Small, self-propelled expendable underwater vehicle for mine countermeasures operations. The Seafox is said to be capable of operating in sea conditions that would force other MCM ships to cease operations. Price Range. No specific information is available concerning the per-unit cost of the Seafox or the Seawolf. Sources have mentioned a price for Seafox in the area of $10,000 to $15,000 apiece, but another said the price was closer to $40,000 per unit.
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