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Product Feature

World First

Seatronics Activates P.A.N. Disrupter

Subsea with Predator ROV Elite System

Seatronics reports that it has triggered a Percussion Actu- Dive Operations Group (PDOG).

ated Non-electric (P.A.N.) disrupter, subsea, with its Predator “Feedback received from the demonstration proved to be

Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), while maintaining station positive, categorizing the Predator ROV Elite System as a ca- keeping during a live ? re mission. pable ROV with great potential for underwater counter IED

The Predator ROV – manufactured and developed by Seat- projects,” said Euan Mackay, VP – Sales, Seatronics Inc. ronics – is designed to function in all market sectors, offering “The attendees recognized the system’s power, effective a compact and portable structure for ease of deployment and station keeping ability and low cost-basis as key bene? cial operation. features. The Predator’s ability to hold station was made pos-

The Predator ROV Elite System was devised as a Bomb sible with the use of the SeeByte CoPilot software, which

Squad Capable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ROV de- was developed in conjunction with Seatronics and re? ned to signed to perform demonstrations in conjunction with Great address the speci? c needs of the FBI and PDOG teams. The

Eastern Group (GEG) for the U.S. Maritime Bomb Squads. trials and client comments enabled the Seatronics and GEG

A demonstration of the unit was conducted in April 2015 in team to identify areas for ROV enhancement to capitalise on response to requirements outlined by the nation’s bomb squad the functionality for counter IED missions, including lower- community and the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach Port ing the overall system weight, improving mobility as well as

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