REMUS 100 Supports Interoperability
REMUS 100 Supports Interoperability
Regional relationships have been strengthened following the completion of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) Mine Countermeasures and Diving Exercise (MCM DIVEX).
The Royal Australian Navy was host to this year’s MCM DIVEX held at HMAS Creswell over the past two weeks, with 18 nations in attendance. Participating nations were involved in exercises that were aimed at sharing skills and knowledge to ensure that sea lines of communication are open for trade.
Technology capability is a key focus of mine countermeasures capabilities. Australia, New Zealand and Singapore all had dedicated teams to operate AUVs to search for and classify possible mines. Collaboration was made easier by each of the countries using the same Remus 100 AUVs, according to Republic of Singapore Navy, 194 Squadron, Captain Kenneth Ng. REMUS is now operated by all of the Five Eyes Nations, and is operated by 4 of 5 FPDA Nations, providing a massive boost to interoperability and data sharing.
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| Next Generation REMUS 100 has higher speed, longer endurance, and uses an improved Doppler Velocity Log for operations in greater depths while maintaining bottom lock for optimum navigation. |
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| A 3D Laser Scanning module enables significant details of mines to be recognised supporting fast and accurate mine identification. |
