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Elbit Seagull Completes Torpedo Launch Trials

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

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Elbit Seagull Completes Torpedo Launch Trials

An Elbit Systems Seagull Unmanned Surface Vehicle tests a torpedo launch. Photo: Elbit Systems.

Elbit Systems [ESLT] successfully completed the first torpedo launch test from the Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system, the company said Tuesday.The trail was performed out of the Haifa, Israel port and demonstrated the capability of Seagull to install and launch light weight torpedoes. This adds to the advanced capabilities of the USV, which is designed to carry out unmanned maritime missions like protection of critical sea areas and high-value assets against submarines and sea mines.The Seagull was…

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