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  1. Overview

    Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), also known as uncrewed underwater vehicles and underwater drones, are See more

    Unmanned underwater vehicle - Wikipedia

    • In early 2023, following successful military use of uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) by Ukraine in the Black Sea in October and November 2022, [10] the Ukrainian Navy began to employ an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV), a maritime drone, called the Toloka TLK-150. See more

    Classifications

    Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROUVs) is a subclass of UUVs with the primary purpose of replacing humans for underwater tasks due to the difficult underwater conditions. ROUVs are designed t… See more

    History

    Starting in 1957, the first unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) was classified as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and was created in the United States to research the Arctic waters. The Special Purpose U… See more

    Design

    External fins perpendicular to the frame of the UUV which allowed for a linear movement of the UUV and deeper, controlled dives. These gliders use buoyancy derived propulsion which increases t… See more

    Applications

    The US Navy began using UUVs in the 1990s to detect and disable underwater mines. UUVs were used by the US Navy during the Iraq War in the 2010s to remove mines around Umm Qasr, a port in southern Iraq. … See more

    Concerns

    A major concern with unmanned underwater vehicles is communication. Communication between the pilot and unmanned vehicle is crucial, however there are multiple factors that hinder the connection … See more

    See also

    Radio-controlled submarine, operated via radio control
    Remotely operated underwater vehicle, operated via cable See more

     
  1. Navy has three risk mitigation projects now underway, as it aims to develop an Australian Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (UUV) capability. The Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) are partners in the program, which will investigate a new autonomous undersea warfare capability to complement Navy’s submarine and surface fleets.
    www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/navy-…
    The U.S. Navy is aiming to expand a system that will let submarines launch and recover uncrewed underwater vehicles (or UUVs). The idea, Navy leaders say, is to turn the nuclear attack submarine fleet into UUV “motherships” that can launch uncrewed objects both for offensive and reconnaissance purposes and for explosive ordnance disposal.
    taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/navy-submarine-…
    Naval Oceanography uses an assortment of UUVs to collect environmental-battlespace data which create real-time, predictive models for operational purposes to the U.S. Navy’s Fleet—where each UUV is utilized based on its unique capability.
    www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/29…
    The Riptide Micro unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) is a new autonomous undersea vessel designed and manufactured by Riptide Autonomous Solutions. Developed as a scaled-down version of the Micro-mini UUV, the Riptide UUV is intended to address the underwater requirements of the US Naval Forces.
    www.naval-technology.com/projects/riptide-micro-u…
    Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are an emerging class of unmanned maritime vehicles (UMVs) with the potential to transform anti-submarine warfare (ASW) through new capabilities for sensing in the sea domain.
    ontheradar.csis.org/issue-briefs/unmanned-underw…
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