Robotics firm Greensea IQ has won an additional $9 million deal to supply more of its Bayonet 250 Surf Zone Crawler mine-clearing autonomous underwater ground vehicles (AUGVs) to the U.S. Marine Corps.
The recently announced contract covers the supply of an additional nine AUGVs plus the refurbishment of six robots acquired by USMC earlier this year, as well as provision of spare parts.
Designed to operate in shallow water, in surf zones, and on beaches, the Bayonet 250 provides autonomous mine and explosive threat neutralization, enabling safer and more effective explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations.
Delivery of the new systems will begin next month, as per a recent company press statement. It noted: “These vehicles will support the Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON) Family of Systems, a critical capability for mine countermeasures and subsea threat mitigation in the littoral battlespace.”
Ben Kinnaman, CEO and founder of Greensea IQ, commented: “Strategically, we are positioning Greensea to be the world leader in autonomous solutions for maritime mine countermeasure (MCM) operations, EOD, and unexploded ordnance mitigation in the maritime environment.”
He added: “This contract is significant for us. The US Marine Corps is adopting Bayonet to provide safety and scale in critical operations within the ocean and littoral environments. We are proud to support them and excited to be expanding our business.”
- You can read more details on the GreenSea IQ website