HII has completed the shipboard deployment and retrieval of a REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (UUV) using its automated Sea Launcher system.
According to the company, this demonstration furthers operational collaboration between crewed and uncrewed systems within maritime missions.
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The exercise demonstrated its integration of established automation and autonomy into ship-compatible technologies, such as the ROMULUS series of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) currently in production.
During the recent evaluation, HII tested crucial system functions that enabled a fully autonomous sequence for launching and recovering the UUV.
The vehicle used for the test was set up to simulate real operational conditions, following a recovery procedure already in use by the US Navy and allied forces.
HII Mission Technologies’ Unmanned Systems business group president Duane Fotheringham said: “REMUS has successfully performed autonomous line capture and recovery for years. What this demonstration shows is how seamlessly that capability integrates with automated launch and recovery systems onboard manned or unmanned vessels to support modern maritime operations.”
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By GlobalData“This demonstration reinforces the value of REMUS within a distributed maritime operating model. Whether operating alongside manned platforms or coordinating with other unmanned systems, REMUS provides commanders with a reliable and flexible capability they already know and trust.”
REMUS vehicles are currently used by over 30 navies for activities such as mine countermeasures, undersea surveys, intelligence collection, and environmental monitoring.
The design enables these vehicles to function independently or as part of larger maritime task groups with both crewed ships and other unmanned platforms.
HII announced plans to further integrate REMUS technology with its ROMULUS USVs and additional crewed and uncrewed ships.
In October last year, HII collaborated with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the US Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport to recover a REMUS 620 UUV.
