HII used one of its new surface drone boats as a data transfer asset for another underwater drone, and controlled the test via its autonomy suite.
The firm announced via a press statement that it had used its seven-foot, man-portable uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Romulus 7 as a “mobile surface gateway” in the recent experiment, relaying data from a Remus uncrewed underwater vessel (USV) back to an operations centre.
The firm added the entire test was controlled via HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS) and was carried out in what it described as “realistic operational conditions.”
It noted: “The test… validated the standard Romulus 7 communications and sensing suite, including acoustic communications for UUV collaboration, cameras, Wi-Fi, Starlink, MANET radio, and GPS — confirming its effectiveness as a resilient, networked force multiplier when paired with Remus.”
- You can read more details on the HII website