HII to Supply 'REMUS 620' Underwater Drone for Indo-Pacific Partner

Defense News ,World :-  HII has won a contract to deliver an underwater drone called REMUS 620 to a customer in the Indo-Pacific region.

This drone can travel far distances underwater, up to 275 nautical miles (500 kilometers/300 miles). It has a strong battery that can last for 110 hours.

The REMUS 620 can dive down to 600 meters (1,900 feet) deep. It can carry different types of payloads, either wet or dry, depending on what the user needs.

This drone has many uses. It can help with tasks like finding and dealing with mines, watching over areas for surveillance, gathering intelligence, using electronic warfare, and doing surveys of the ocean floor.

HII first introduced the REMUS 620 in November 2022. They tested it in the water in October 2023 and then tested it in the sea two months later.

In August 2023, HII got its first order for the REMUS 620 from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They wanted to use it to help fix areas on the sea floor damaged by an oil spill in 2010.

This new contract with the Indo-Pacific customer is the second one HII has gotten for the REMUS 620.

Duane Fotheringham, who is the president of HII's Mission Technologies Unmanned Systems, says that the REMUS 620 is a great underwater vehicle. It can do many different jobs and go far distances.

HII also introduced another drone called the REMUS 130. It's smaller and can dive down to 100 meters (300 feet). Its battery lasts for 10 hours. This drone keeps the good features of older REMUS models while being smaller and easier to use.