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HII Unveils Proteus Unmanned Surface Vessel For Testing

HII Unveils Proteus Unmanned Surface Vessel For Testing
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Technical Solutions division debuted the Proteus unmanned surface vessel in May 2021 to be used for testing and development of autonomy capabilities. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] unveiled its new Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) last Thursday for use in testing and development of autonomous capabilities. The Proteus USV is 27 feet long and outfitted with Sea Machines’ SM300 autonomy system. The company said the vessel successfully completed a demonstration on May 14 off the coast of Panama City, Fla. In the demonstration, the Proteus was equipped with “commercial perception sensors” like GPS, automatic identification system, depth transducer, radar and a 360-degree field…

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