Sunday, August 5, 2012

Navy testing underwater hull detection system to protect ships in contested waters

With the constant possibility of U.S. naval action in the Straits of Hormuz in international waters off Iran, it’s appropriate that Bluefin Robotics announced that its Hull Unmanned Underwater Vehicle-3 (HAUV-3) has completed Government Acceptance Testing as the production system for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal HUAV Localization System program, according to a Bluefin press release.

The HAUV-3 is designed to autonomously perform ship hull inspection and obtain 100 percent sonar coverage, a task typically performed by divers to secure ports and harbors.

The week prior to the formal Government Acceptance Testing, Bluefin provided training to Navy personnel and they operated the HAUV-3 in several in-water operational scenarios as part of the formal testing. The system demonstrated increased operational speeds and nearly twice as much endurance as its predecessor, the prototype HAUV-2, according to the company.


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