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Initial demonstrations resulted in an invitation for Seatronics to demonstrate the

Predator ROV Elite System at the Underwater Post Blast Investigators Course in Bluffton,

South Carolina, hosted by the FBI Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Unit (C-IEDU), along with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED) Bomb Squad.

successfully integrating the P.A.N. disruptor function onto the culminated with the Predator successfully live-? ring a P.A.N. unit.” disruptor subsea, while maintaining full control using the ve-

Initial demonstrations resulted in an invitation for Seatron- hicle’s SeeByte CoPilot system. The Predator is the ? rst ROV ics to demonstrate the Predator ROV Elite System at the Un- in its class to achieve this prestigious accolade.” derwater Post Blast Investigators Course in Bluffton, South “The Predator ROV Elite System’s cameras positively

Carolina, hosted by the FBI Counter-Improvised Explosive identi? ed a suspected IED and the P.A.N. was ? red from the

Device Unit (C-IEDU), along with the South Carolina Law ROV’s Operator’s Control Unit,” said Robert Von Loewen-

Enforcement Division’s (SLED) Bomb Squad. Attending the feldt, senior special agent, South Carolina Law Enforcement. course offered the opportunity to demonstrate the Predator “The ? ring of the P.A.N. had little effect on the Predator’s

ROV Elite System to a variety of Public Safety entities in a ability to maintain station keeping, making it easy for the op- real world environment. erator to see the effect the P.A.N. round had on the target. Un- “The Predator ROV Elite System performed ? awlessly, aid- like most ROVs, the Predator ROV Elite System offers a truly ing the dive teams in ? nding post IED explosions debris in remote solution to the underwater IED problem.” near black-water conditions,” said Derek Donaldson, VP of To see the Predator ROV Elite System in action, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_KXCvMYy7g&feature=youtu.be global operations, Seatronics. “The capability demonstration www.marinetechnologynews.com

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