UUV/UAV

IMAGES: Royal Navy places order for first crewless submarine
The Royal Navy has ordered its first crewless submarine from Plymouth-based company MSubs to shape the future of underwater warfare.

Saab lands order for more Double Eagle ROVs
Saab has received an order for deliveries of additional underwater vehicles called Double Eagle SAROV (semi-autonomous remotely operated vehicle) which are to be used for safe disposing of sea mines.

HII’s new REMUS UUVs to bolster Royal Navy’s autonomous ops
Global defense and technologies partner Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered three REMUS 100 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the Royal Navy.

Swedish Navy trials Saab’s Enforcer III in Baltic Sea
The Swedish Navy has tested Saab’s test platform for the development of autonomous functions, Enforcer III in the southern Baltic Sea.

UK sending underwater drones to Ukraine to help detect Russian mines
The UK is giving underwater drones to Ukraine and training Ukrainian personnel in Britain to help detect Russian mines in the waters off its coast, the government officials revealed.

UK MCA to use Schiebel’s Campcopter UAS for SAR ops
Provider of vertical flight solutions Bristow has been awarded a 10-year contract by the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to deliver the Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) program which includes the deployment of Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air system (UAS).

British warship on the hunt for mines with NATO ships
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth has joined NATO ships to support NATO on minehunting operations around Europe.

SEA wins contract extension to support Royal Navy’s submarines
Systems Engineering & Assessment’s (SEA) Naval Systems Integration Process Service (NSIPS) contract has been extended to include support for the configuration management of the combat systems for all Royal Navy in-service submarines.

Royal Navy sets sights on drone helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded a £60 million contract to Leonardo to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter for the Royal Navy.

Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 supports Icelandic Coast Guard’s surveillance activities
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard with maritime situational awareness for an array of operational tasks, through a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

Danish Navy deploys Schiebel’s Camcopter to conduct maritime surveillance ops
The Royal Danish Navy (RDN) has deployed Schiebel’s unmanned air system (UAS) CAMCOPTER S-100 to carry out maritime surveillance tasks over a two-month period.

SEA trials its ASW solution aboard MSubs’ XLUUV platform
Independent systems engineering and software company Systems Engineering & Assessment has completed another series of operational demonstrations of its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solution aboard MSubs’ extra large uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) platform.

RTsys wins AUVs contract from Slovenian Navy
French manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) RTsys has received a contract to supply of one COMET-MCM AUV and two NEMOSENS micro-AUVs to the Slovenian Navy.

QinetiQ gets Vampire Phase 1 contract to support Royal Navy’s UAS ops
QinetiQ has won a four-year, Vampire Phase 1 contract to support the Royal Navy’s future high-performance unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations.