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Naval
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Navy buying Icelandic Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
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Russian Navy is buying eight AUVs from Teledyne Gavia for a total of
€19 millions. Three of the autonomous underwater vehicles will
be delivered this. The remaining five will be delivered in 2013 and
2014 according to russian paper Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. |
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The Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Performing Seabed Survey
Gavia Video.
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The Gavia Defence AUV
(Picture: Gavia)
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The Gavia Defence AUV is a self contained, low logistics survey tool
capable of delivering high quality data while operating from vessels
of opportunity or even from the shore.
Gavia Defence Features:
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Self-contained survey system operated from a
vessel of opportunity
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Fully modular, field swappable modules
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Highly mobile and packs into FedEx shippable
cases
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Quick mobilization / demobilization. No installation
or calibration of peripherals required
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Small logistical footprint with no specialized
equipment required to operate the system
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Easy to use chart-based graphical user interface
for mission planning, execution and review
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Compatible with a variety of third party post
processing packages including SeeTrack
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Over the horizon communications through Iridium
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Wide array of additional sensors available
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All data time synchronized and stored in manufacturer’s
original format, all vehicle logs in an open format
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Additional modules can be purchased as mission
requirements evolve
Typical Defence & Law Enforcement Applications:
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Mine Counter Measures (MCM)
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Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) training
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Rapid environmental assessment (REA)
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Surveillance
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Search and recovery
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Port security
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Specialized payloads
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Research
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