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Monday, December 04, 2006

World First Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Launched

Talisman, the BAE Systems' developed unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), has achieved its latest capability breakthrough, by becoming the first UUV to successfully fire and control weapons at sea during trials off the South Coast of England.

The first remote sea launch of the Archerfish mine disposal system from Talisman was successfully completed during the trials, witnessed by a US Navy delegation. The mine neutraliser then acquired Talisman with the subsequent simulation of target eradication. In another deployment, also from the Talisman UUV, Archerfish successfully identified and acquired BAE Systems' versatile exercise mine system (VEMS) demonstrating the extensive capability of the two combined products.

The development of Talisman has been hailed as an example of BAE Systems approach to rapid prototyping, a process that involves design, development and testing to take place concurrently, rather than the more traditional linear development process. It is a core requirement of the UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) and the recently announced Defence Technology Strategy.

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