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US Navy Orders Pair of REMUS 300 UUVs
U.S. Navy personnel deploy a REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle. Image courtesy HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced a U.S. Navy order of two REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
“REMUS UUVs have been used by the U.S. Navy for their defense operations for more than 20 years,” said Duane Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems business group in HII’s Technical Solutions division. “We are pleased to provide them with the new REMUS 300 to support their critical national security missions.”
The two-man portable, small-class UUV offers swappable energy modules with up to 10, 20 or 30 hours of endurance. The open architecture and modularity allow REMUS 300 to be tailored to specific mission requirements and enable spiral development and upgrades as technology evolves.
MQ-8C Fire Scout completes check aboard USS Anchorage MQ-8C Fire Scout completes check aboard USS Anchorage Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:12
According to a press release published by Northrop Grumman on May 25, 2021, MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s only ship-based autonomous helicopter program, passes the initial fit check aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Naval Base San Diego demonstrating the aircraft suitability for the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious warfare mission.
MQ-8C Fire Scout aboard USS Anchorage (Picture source: Northrop Grumman)
MQ-8C Fire Scout, which has integrated the AN/ZPY-8 radar, is expected to reach Initial Operating Capability in this new configuration this summer and begin.
HII debuts Proteus USV testbed
24 May 2021
by Richard Scott
Huntington Ingalls Industries has unveiled its Proteus 2.0 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and completed initial demonstrations of its autonomous capabilities.
Outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system, the 8.2 m-long craft completed a successful demonstration on 14 May off the coast of Panama City, Florida.
The Proteus USV features Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system. (HII)
For the demonstration, the Proteus USV was equipped with commercial perception sensors, including GPS, an automatic identification system, a depth transducer, a radar and a camera enabling a 360˚ field of view. HII deployed a separate 51 ft-long dive boat during the demonstration to illustrate SM300 system’s off-the-shelf solution including its obstacle avoidance capability and adherence to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS).