PHOTO RELEASE--HII’s Proteus Successfully Completes Unmanned Missions Testing at 2017 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise
August 16 2017 - 3:15PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that
Proteus, its dual-mode undersea vehicle, successfully completed
autonomous contested battlespace missions during the 2017 Advanced
Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) at the Naval Surface Warfare
Center (Panama City Division).
During ANTX, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, in
cooperation with HII, Battelle, Northrop Grumman and Riptide
Autonomous Solutions, conducted aerial, surface and underwater
vehicle advance mission capability demonstrations through relevant
operational scenarios while communicating real-time mission
performance to remote operations headquarters. The underwater
mission segment focused on Proteus’ unmanned missions
capabilities.
Proteus, developed by HII’s Technical Solutions
division (Undersea Solutions Group) and Battelle, entered a
contested battlespace to deliver and launch three smaller unmanned
undersea vehicles (UUVs) with unique roles in the overall mission
objective. When launched, Riptide’s micro-UUVs and Northrop
Grumman’s REMUS UUV successfully executed unique mission plans
according to their onboard sensors and payloads to investigate and
prepare the contested battlespace.
“ANTX provided us an excellent opportunity to
demonstrate Proteus’ capabilities to Navy leadership, the Navy
technical community and our industry partners as we work to meet
the Navy's future requirements,” said Ross Lindman, director of
operations, Undersea Solutions Group. “We are very pleased with how
Proteus performed during the exercise.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file?fid=59949d7c2cfac24e94898c49.
Undersea Solutions Group (USG), part of the Fleet
Support group in HII’s Technical Solutions division, develops and
builds specialized manned and unmanned undersea vehicles for
military customers around the world. USG has built or converted
specialized craft for a variety of purposes, including support of
submersibles and submarines, special warfare, testing of mine
warfare systems, torpedo countermeasures and more. Originally
established in 1972, USG operates in Panama City Beach,
Florida.
Battelle is an industry leader in innovative and
reliable undersea technology providing rapid development,
transition and deployment of technologies to sustain U.S. undersea
dominance.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security
company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in
autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and
modernization to customers worldwide.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest
military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional
services to partners in government and industry. For more than a
century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in
Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes
than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions
division provides a wide range of professional services through its
Fleet Support, Integrated Missions Solutions, Nuclear &
Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport
News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Beci Brenton
Beci.Brenton@hii-co.com
202-264-7143
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