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HII Delivers Remus 100 UUVs To Germany

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

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HII Delivers Remus 100 UUVs To Germany

A new Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) of the type delivered by Huntington Ingalls Industries to the German Navy in December 2020. (Photo: HII)

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] delivered additional Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the Germany Navy, the company said Monday. The Remus 100 is a man-portable UUV designed to operate down to 100 meters in depth for various missions including mine countermeasures, hydrographic survey, and surveillance and reconnaissance. The company said the last batch of vessels will be used to expand the German Navy’s existing fleet of legacy Remus 100 UUVS currently used for mine countermeasures operations. The company said…

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