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Monday, June 03, 2013
New Unmanned Underwater Vehicles take sailors out of minefields
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles are the newest tool in sea mine warfare and a key focus during the recent U.S. 5th Fleet-led international mine countermeasure exercise in the Persian Gulf.
Using 18 units of the still-experimental technology, UUVs covered 70 square nautical miles during the three-week exercise involving 41 nations.
Testing new technology — particularly developments with the UUVs — was part of the motivation for holding the exercise so soon after a similar one eight months ago, according to U.S. 5th Fleet officials.
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