uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUV), also known as uncrewed underwater vehicles and underwater drones, [1] are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant. These vehicles may be divided into two categories: remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Our autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) are designed for a variety of missions — including intelligence gathering, mine-hunting, scientific exploration and ship hull inspection — providing an accurate picture under the surface.

The REMUS 300 is a new, small-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) built for military and commercial applications. With improved modularity and maximum payload flexibility, the vehicle is one of the most advanced UUVs in the market.

Jul 9, 2024 · The US Navy (USN) has announced that it is set to deploy a torpedo-tube launch-and-recovery (TTL&R) uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) capability onboard an operational submarine for the first time, with the operational deployment set to commence by the end of 2024.

McLEAN, Va. (March 24, 2025) — HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest shipbuilder and all-domain technologies and solutions provider, has sold more than 700 REMUS uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to customers globally, delivering the undersea advantage and expanding HII’s lead as the world’s largest producer. “HII’s investment in advanced undersea autonomy is …

Nov 7, 2022 · REMUS 620 is the same size and weight of the first and only full-rate production medium UUVs: the MK 18 Mod 2, Littoral Battleship Sensing-Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (LBS-AUV) and LBS-Razorback systems operated by the U.S. Navy’s Mine Countermeasure Squadrons, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office and Submarine Forces, respectively.

Mar 19, 2019 · Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, or UUVs, are vehicles that do not have a human on board but are controlled remotely from ship or shore via cables, wireless communication, or sometimes not at all.

Aug 27, 2020 · Experts project the unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) global market to hit the $5.2 billion dollar mark by 2022. This is largely due to increasing demands for commercial subsea construction-related applications, including surveys, seabed mapping and pipeline inspections.

Aug 22, 2023 · Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are becoming increasingly important for a variety of applications, including ocean exploration, mine detection, and military surveillance. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the …

Jul 29, 2019 · 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.