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Navy/USMC

HII Unveils Newest Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Remus 620

Monday, November 7th, 2022

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HII Unveils Newest Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Remus 620

Graphic model of the HII Mission Technologies' REMUS 620 medium-class unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). (Image: HII]

HII [HII] on Monday unveiled its newest medium-class unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the REMUS 620. The company underscored the new UUV is a second generation medium-class UUV with the same size and weight of the earlier REMUS 600, allowing for easier integration to current logistics. Both vessels are 12 and three quarter inches in diameter. This means it is also the same size and weight of the MK 18 Mod 2 Littoral Battleship Sensing-Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (LBS-AUV) and LBS-Razorback systems…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

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Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

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Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

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