Feature 5
REMUS 600 to meet UK’s Recce
UUV requirement
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.
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esigned to operate in both marine £5.4 million (US$7.8 million) contract The deal also covers the supply of two
and estuarine environments in in August 2007 to meet the Recce UUV additional REMUS 600 vehicles and
water depths of between 30m and requirement following competition with ancillary equipment.
200m, the Recce UUV will be primarily Bluefin Robotics (offering the Bluefin-12 Furthermore, in-service support
used for mine countermeasures (MCM) vehicle) and Kongsberg Maritime arrangements will see Babcock Design
reconnaissance operations, hydrographic (proposing HUGIN 1000-MR). This and Technology supporting Hydroid by
surveys and environmental monitoring in follows on from an earlier success in 2005 providing UK-based training, service
support of other operations; it will have a when Hydroid was contracted to supply and support facilities for a period of five
secondary role in support of search and its smaller REMUS 100 vehicle to the years following acceptance into service.
salvage operations. Royal Navy. Babcock’s specific responsibilities will
Hydroid, offering a system based on Under the terms of the contract, include programme and risk management,
its REMUS 600 autonomous underwater Hydroid is supplying two REMUS 600 trials support, ship installation design and
vehicle in conjunction with Babcock systems including vehicles, spares, safety assessment.
Design and Technology, was awarded a training and associated logistic support. The REMUS 600 vehicle, originally
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