UK Advances Hybrid Navy Vision With New Underwater Survey Capability

The UK has moved closer to its “hybrid navy” ambition after first sea trials of a containerized system enabling autonomous underwater survey operations.

Two teams from the Royal Navy’s Hydrographic eXploitation Group deployed the Containerised Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle (C-ROTV) in Denmark, using it as a bespoke launch-and-recovery platform for the Danish-made ScanFish oceanographic survey system.

The system was transported aboard the University of Aarhus research vessel RV Aurora, with GPS and underwater positioning sensors integrated into the ship’s systems to support precise tracking and navigation.

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