REMUS (vehicle)

There are a number of variants of the REMUS; all are torpedo-shaped vessels with reconfigurable sensors. REMUS 6000 The largest model is the REMUS 6000 at long and in diameter; it is named after its maximum diving depth of 6000m. It can travel at speeds of up to and has an endurance of up to 22 hours. In 2018 the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) received an order of New Generation REMUS 6000 AUVs. The New Generation REMUS 6000 is based on the legacy REMUS 6000 platform with "a modular architecture that allows for the addition of multiple payloads including customer sensor packages, forward fins and additional battery sections.” Hydroid also claims that the New Generation model has increased endurance. REMUS 620 In November 2022, the development of the REMUS 620 was announced. It is an enhanced version of the REMUS 300, built to the same size as the REMUS 600. It has a battery endurance of up to 110 hours and a range of up to , depending on installed modules, and a sprint speed of . With a synthetic-aperture sonar installed, battery life is reduced to 78 hours with a range of . Design missions include mine countermeasures, hydrographic surveys, intelligence collection, surveillance, cyber warfare and electronic warfare. It can also launch smaller UUVs or UAVs. It can be launched from submarines, surface ships, small manned or unmanned craft, and helicopters. It can be recovered underwater by submarines, and recovery back into torpedo tubes is being developed at Woods Hole. REMUS 600 The midsized REMUS 600 was previously known as the REMUS 12.75, so called due to its diameter. It was renamed to the 600 to correspond to the maximum depth at which it can operate (600m). It can travel at speeds of up to and has an endurance of up to 70 hours at its standard cruising speed of . The Mk 18 Mod 2 is equipped with side-scan sonar, a downward-looking video camera, ADCP, GPS, beam attenuation meter (BAM) to measure turbidity, and a conductivity temperature depth (CTD) sensor. A total of 175 REMUS 600s were delivered to customers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. It is designed for mine countermeasures, search and recovery, rapid environmental assessment, hydrographic survey, anti-submarine warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It has civil applications in the fields of marine archaeology, renewables, and offshore oil and gas. As of 2024, the system was also being adopted by the Royal Navy's Mine and Threat Exploitation Group. REMUS 100 The REMUS 100 takes its name from its max operating depth of 100 meters. It can travel at speeds of up to and has an endurance of up to 22 hours at its standard cruising speed of . ==Operational history==

REMUS units were used successfully in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom to detect mines, and in 2011 during the fourth search for the missing aircraft "black boxes" from the crashed Air France flight AF447, which they successfully found. Three REMUS 6000 units were used in the AF447 search. In a video posted by Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, a REMUS 6000 is seen being used by the Colombian Navy to examine the shipwreck, now patrimony, of galleon San José that sunk in 1708 off the coast of Cartagena de Indias. In 2012, the mine detection-variant of the REMUS 600 was deployed by the US Navy to the 5th Fleet, operating primarily in the Persian Gulf. REMUS vehicles in Navy service are generally deployed from rigid hull inflatable boats, which can carry two vehicles, and from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter in exercises. In 2018, a US Navy REMUS 600 named “Smokey” was captured by Houthi combat divers off the coast of Yemen; the Houthi forces published a video of the captured vehicle. The University of Hawaii at Manoa operates a REMUS 100 equipped to measure salinity, temperature, currents, bathymetry and water quality parameters. These measurements help support research conducted by the university's nearshore/offshore sensor network and water sampling programs. In 2017 a REMUS 6000 operated from the billionaire Paul Allen’s research vessel R/V Petrel helped discover the at 5,500m in the Philippine Sea. In 2018 a REMUS 6000 operated from R/V Petrel discovered the wreck of the in the Western Pacific, the USS Lexington was sunk in 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. In 2019 researchers at the University of Exeter used a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution owned REMUS 100 based SharkCam off the coast of Coll and Tiree to study basking sharks. On February 20th, 2024 a video surfaced on X showing fighters of the Ansar Allah movement in Yemen with a captured REMUS 600 reportedly belonging to the United States Navy. REMUS units was used by the US in the 2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign. ==Operators==

• Forces navales algériennes • United States Navy • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute • Naval Oceanographic Office • University of Hawaii at Manoa • Royal Navy • Croatian Navy • Finnish Navy • Royal Netherlands Navy • Royal Canadian Navy • Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force • Remus 100 used as OZZ-1/3. • Remus 600 used as OZZ-2/4 at Awaji-class minesweeper • Irish naval service • Royal New Zealand Navy • Romanian Naval Forces • Ukrainian Navy Unmanned surface vehicles announced as military aid to be sent to Ukraine by the United Kingdom (from industry) in August 2022 == See also ==