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The old-fashioned minesweeper: made of wood:
The Navy's Wooden Avengers Are Real-Life Mine Sweepers
Too close!
The Navy's Wooden Avengers Are Real-Life Mine Sweepers
Too close!
Navy Builds Its Own Tuna
Robot
Norfolk, Va. —- The Navy is testing a stealthy, 4 foot-long fish-shaped autonomous underwater vehicle designed to blend in with undersea life and perform combat sensor functions, service officials explained. The so-called "bio-memetic" undersea vehicle is currently being developed as part of the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell, or CRIC – a special unit set up by CNO Adm. Jonathan Greenert in 2012 to explore the feasibility of rapidly turning around commercially available technologies for Naval military use. "It mimics a fish. It looks like a fish. We call it robo-tuna, affectionately, but it is a UUV (unmanned undersea vehicle). It does not have a propeller or a jet. It actually swims by flipping its tail around," said Capt. Jim Loper, concepts and innovation department head, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk. The robot-fish is highly maneuverable and can accelerate quickly, reaching speeds up to 40 knots, Loper said. Being propelled by its tail instead of a shaft or propeller helps it remain stealthy and energy efficient. The shark- like sensor is engineered to carry a range of payloads from acoustic sensors to underwater cameras, he explained. Built in Massachusetts by a firm called Boston Engineering, the robot fish could be used for a range of missions including undersea mine detection or prolonged surveillance of ships, ports and submarines. "We're imaging this can loiter for days, possibly weeks on a battery that allows it to maintain its position.
Read more here:
http://defensetech.org/2014/07/02/navy-builds-its-own-tuna-robot/
Saar, wat r u saying Saar ! that teh Goras pulling a chinaman on us ?!? hain ! wtf :dafuq:Bloody chors! Saw our stuff, finished it faster, and will now probably market it and sell it back to us!
Saar, wat r u saying Saar ! that teh Goras pulling a chinaman on us ?!? hain ! wtf :dafuq:
USG Shows Off its Optionally-Manned Proteus Mini-Submarine
Huntington Ingalls' Undersea Solutions Group showed off its Proteus mini submarine at the Navy League's 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition.
The potent-looking vessel can serve as a unmanned underwater vehicle or a manned swimmer-delivery system.
The battery-powered Proteus can carry six combat swimmers 350 to 700 nautical miles, depending on the type of battery used, according to USG officials.
The wet sub measures 310 inches x 63.5 inches x 64 inches and weighs 8,240 pounds.
Proteus has a top speed of 10 knots. Undersea Solutions Group is the prime, working with Battelle and Bluefin Robotics on Proteus.