The U.S. Navy announced it has reached an agreement with America’s largest military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls for two REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). “REMUS UUVs have been used by the U.S. Navy for their defense operations for more than 20 years,” said Duane Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems business group in HII’s Technical Solutions division. “We are pleased to provide them with the new REMUS 300 to support their critical national security missions.” The two-man portable, small-class UUV offers swappable energy modules with up to 10, 20 or 30 hours of endurance. The open architecture and modularity allow REMUS […]
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Last week, America’s largest military shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that it delivered new REMUS 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the German Navy. As noted by the company, the new underwater drone will be used to expand the German Navy’s current fleet of REMUS 100 UUVs used for mine countermeasure (MCM) operations. The new REMUS 100 UUVs have advanced core electronics and endurance of up to 12 hours. Built on the REMUS Technology Platform, the vehicles are open architecture and have enhanced modularity. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “We value our ongoing partnership with the German […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/102168/67/1021686745_20:0:1986:1106_1200x675_80_0_0_03c37bb45075fba404d3558b8452172c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202010191080812327-diesel-powered-submarines-conduct-underwater-duel-in-sea-of-japan-russian-pacific-fleet-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two diesel-powered submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet have conducted an underwater duel in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled drills, the press service of the Pacific Fleet informed in a statement. “At the training ground, two Pacific Fleet submarines have worked out practical skills in the search, attack and counterattack of a simulated enemy submarine using … weaponry and hydroacoustic countermeasures,” the statement says. As part of the drills, one of the submarines attacked the other, “enemy,” submarine with torpedoes. The naval training exercises were provided for by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080766532_0:54:3072:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_eba1edf034b6b7dff20ee01b772f87e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202010181080805756–watch-heavy-rainfall-in-indias-hyderabad-floods-streets-leaves-cars-floating-houses-underwater/ Over 50 people have died in the last three days and property worth millions of rupees has been damaged due to heavy rains and flash floods in India’s Telangana State, where there has been no respite from the continuous downpours. The Indian city of Hyderabad witnessed torrential rain overnight on Saturday, which led to flooding in several parts of the state; many houses were inundated. Shocking scenes of the devastation from different areas including Chandrayangutta, Nampally, Abids, Kothi, Basheerbagh, Khairatabad, Goshamahal and Vijayanagar have been doing the rounds on social media on Sunday. […]
A massive ‘Tallboy’ bomb dropped during a British Royal Air Force attack on a Nazi warship in 1945 has exploded underwater while being defused in northern Poland. No one was hurt, but buildings ashore were shaken by the blast. Navy sappers were trying to neutralize the 5.4-ton device – found last year at the bottom of the Piast Canal, which connects the Baltic Sea with the Oder River – by burning out its explosives, but something went wrong and the bomb detonated. Fatalities and injuries were avoided because the divers were already at a “safe distance” when the device went off, […]
Russian synchronized swimmers have pulled off a jaw-dropping underwater performance during a training session, but in doing so, they reveal the only element they “can’t do properly.” The Russian ‘mermaids’, who’ve been unbeaten on the international stage for 20 years, attempted to build a star with their bodies under the water, demonstrating incredible team work and coordination. READ MORE: ‘I’m not against it, but men aren’t ready to compete at Olympic level with women’: Russian synchronized swimming legend Romashina However, what seemed to the layperson to be a mesmerizing and perfectly constructed figure is the sole element the world and Olympic champions […]
General Dynamics Missions Systems Inc., a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $13,5 million contract modification for the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (SMCM UUV) program, also known as Knifefish, the U.S. Department of Defense said Monday. The exercised option on the previously awarded contract will cover exercise an option for engineering support for ongoing development, test and production of the Knifefish. Work is expected to be completed by September 2021. Knifefish medium-class mine countermeasure UUV designed to hunt for buried mines and mines in high clutter environments with high confidence and low false alarm rates. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107976/39/1079763915_0:64:1272:778_1200x675_80_0_0_553c6281361add4c17e15149a98e1f40.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007011079763714-alien-angels-watch-unicorn-hued-baby-stingrays-dancing/ New Delhi (Sputnik): New Delhi (Sputnik): You’ve seen laughing hyenas, flying squirrels and maybe even a praying mantis, but have you ever encountered dancing fish? These stingray babies have sure got some moves! The tiny stingrays, which appear to be dancing in a video by wriggling their little feet, are actually new-born babies trying to swim with a wavy motion that propels them through the water. The stingrays are also flapping their pelvic fins and not wriggling their ‘tiny dancing feet’. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105961/27/1059612722_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_6e711a7ac24ac7d800f1a157da1b177d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006141079612204-ancient-underwater-city-rests-beneath-the-waves-near-cuba-alien-hunter-claims/ Describing his find, the conspiracy theorist claimed he previously heard about some US servicemen “from a submarine” mentioning some submerged city they found. Prolific conspiracy theorist Scott C. Waring, who previously claimed he spotted a “fleet of underwater UFOs” off the coast of Greece, has recently announced yet another discovery he made while browsing Google Maps, which involves strange ruins located beneath the sea near Cuba. According to Waring, having found what he described as two pyramids and a sunken ship, he recalled previously hearing about some US servicemen “from a submarine going into […]
The Navy is developing a family of unmanned surface vessels that are intended to increase its offensive punch for less money. Source link
Tech 18:51 GMT 29.05.2020Get short URL Google Earth can prove to be a valuable tool for those UFO enthusiasts who like to scroll over the detailed images of our planet in a bid to spot some evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life – and the most eager ones usually find it. Self-proclaimed UFO expert Scott C. Waring just “solved” another alien mystery after he came across Google Earth images that revealed what he dubbed as a “fleet” of alien ships hidden underneath the water off Greek coastline. “There is a fleet of UFOs off the coast of Greece when you […]