Operational Experience

Area

Atlantic near Brest

Application:

Mine Counter Measures

Mission Partner:

German Navy


tested UUVs
launch...
...in water

The following general missions were carried out:

  • Basic environmental assessment with the Reson 8125 Multi-Beam Echosounder
  • Detection and classification of naval mines with the Klein 2000  Side Scan Sonar
  • Detection and classification of ground and moored mines with the Multi-Beam Echosounder
  • Relocation, identification and simulated disposal with SeaFox
  • Bottom Mapping with all available sensors as part of a Route Survey Task
  • Comparison of results between AUV Sensors and Hull-Mounted Minehunting Sonar
  • Demonstration of full functional chain of minehunting including AUV mission and SeaFox mission

detected manta mine with MBE
detected moored mine with MBE

detected wreck with Side Scan Sonar (SSS)
detected manta mine with multibeam echosounder (MBE)
manta mine video image by SeaFox identification

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