HII Receives Order to Build Two REMUS 620 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles for NOAA
August 17 2023 - 9:00AM
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently
ordered two REMUS 620 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) from HII
(NYSE: HII).
The customized, medium-class UUVs will be built by HII’s Mission
Technologies division in partnership with W.S. Darley & Co. and
delivered in 2024.
Unveiled in November of 2022, the REMUS 620 has a battery life
of up to 110 hours and a range of 275 nautical miles, providing
unmatched mission capabilities for mine countermeasures,
hydrographic surveys, intelligence collection, surveillance and
electronic warfare.
“The REMUS 620 is the first medium-class UUV designed to
accurately deliver this range of advanced above- and below-water
effects at long range,” said Duane Fotheringham, president of
Mission Technologies’ Unmanned Systems business group. “We are
excited to build these vehicles for the U.S. government, supporting
the mission of our long-term customer, NOAA.”
The vehicles will be customized with a synthetic aperture sonar
module, additional energy modules and auxiliary equipment.
An image accompanying this release is available
at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-remus-620-unmanned-underwater-vehicle-noaa-2023/.
“There has been tremendous market interest in the REMUS 620,”
Fotheringham added. “Combined with the steadily increasing backlog
of our REMUS 300 vehicles, this order is a strong statement on the
capabilities of our products.”
NOAA will use the REMUS 620 vehicles for higher-resolution
mapping of the Gulf of Mexico and its effort to restore the
seafloor habitats damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The agency has previously used other REMUS models for habitat
characterization, marine archeology and other ocean mapping and
exploration activities.
The REMUS line of UUVs has been successful around the world
supporting scientific research and operations and is currently in
use in more than 30 countries.
For more information about HII’s Unmanned Systems, visit:
https://hii.com/what-we-do/capabilities/unmanned-systems/.
For more information about NOAA’s Mesophotic and Deep Benthic
Communities Restoration project, visit:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/habitat-conservation/mesophotic-and-deep-benthic-communities-restoration
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 43,000 strong. For more information,
visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.HII.com/
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- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
Contact:Greg McCarthy(202)
264-7126gregory.j.mccarthy@hii-co.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6f035749-b7e3-4210-a7ac-7467986dd015
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