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Atlas Elektronik SeaFox (Bremen, Ger- water vehicles, but in future phases it now. MWT 16 will receive the all of its many) expendable mine neutralization is anticipated that the USVs will be en- gear later this year. The initial roll-out of system, as well as the Rotinor (Stuttgart, hanced to become fully autonomous and the equipment will be the man-portable

Germany) Black Shadow diver delivery capable of deploying and recovering the ‘Bluefn-9’ AUV, for which MWT 16 is vehicle to transport divers to place deto- UUVs, Stephen said. undergoing pilot training at Sydney’s nation charges near mines, depending on As part of the frst phase of SEA 1778, Pittwater area.

the environment and tactical situation. the RAN stood up Mine Warfare Team Stephen said the Bluefn-12 has now

The MAS Zengrange (Wellington, New 16 (MWT 16) to operate the four Blue- also completed acceptance trials at

Zealand) Command Initiated Detona- fn-9 UUVs, three Bluefn-12 UUVs, Pittwater.

tion Systems (CIDS) is used to initiate two USVs, three manned MCM Sup- Lt. Cmdr. John Sutherland, who com- the detonation. port Boats, and the Seafox Expendable mand s MWT 16, said RAN’s joint com-

In the frst phase, the unmanned boats Mine Neutralization System. The team is mitment to training with Defence Sci- won’t be able to self-deploy the under- training on select elements of the system ence and Technology Group (DSTG)

The Bluefn-9’s Removable Data Storage Module (RDSM) (General Dynamics Mission Systems)

The Removable Data Storage Module (RDSM) is a feld-swappable module that processes and stores data collected by integrated sonar, camera and environmental sensors. An operator is able to recover and redeploy their vehicle in 30 minutes or less and have reviewable or actionable data in-hand immediately. Bluefn-9’s

RDSM acts as an independent data processor, generating and storing post-processed data with a simple interface to an operator’s workstation. The RDSM contains a high-defnition, machine-vision-grade monochrome camera that captures still images and video. Imagery is geotagged for easy review during post-mission analysis.

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