Two REMUS 100 AUVs for Royal Norwegian Navy
"The REMUS 100 is the U.S. Navy's tool of choice forshallow water mine counter measure operations," said Christopher von Alt, presidentand one of the co-founders of Hydroid. "The system’s technology andversatility is helping to keep humans out of minefields worldwide, and we’reconfident it’s an excellent choice for the Royal Norwegian Navy as well."
"We are pleased to be able to collaborate with theRoyal Norwegian Navy, which has once again selected REMUS for its shallow waterAUV capability," said Graham Lester, director of Hydroid Europe."REMUS vehicles have been proven to withstand the harsh conditionsassociated with Norwegian waters, so these systems are ideal for the RoyalNorwegian Navy.
The REMUS 100 is a compact, light-weight, autonomousunderwater vehicle designed for operation in coastal environments up to 100 metresin depth. The vehicle can be configured to include a wide variety of standardand/or customer specified sensors and system options to meet unique autonomousmission requirements.
Hydroid's REMUS AUVs are modular and may be fitted with alarge number of different types of sensors and have been used to aid inhydrographic surveys, harbour security operations, debris field mapping,scientific sampling and mapping, as well as many basic and applied researchprograms funded by ONR, DARPA and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense. Withover 200 vehicles in the field, Hydroid is currently the AUV market leader withsystems in use around the world.
