The UK and US navies have been using autonomous unmanned underwater systems to search the sea floor for explosive mines. The mine countermeasure vessel, currently being used by more than 200 naval ships, offers a detailed survey of the seabed across key shipping routes in the Gulf . Loading ... Ottewell , the the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Commander, said "as new generations of off-board systems become operational, we are increasingly able to find and destroy sea mines at deeper depths, more rapidly and with less risk to human life."
The UK and US navies have been using autonomous unmanned underwater systems to search the sea floor for explosive mines. The mine countermeasure vessel, currently being used by more than 200 naval ships, offers a detailed survey of the seabed across key shipping routes in the Gulf . Ottewell , the the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Commander, said "as new generations of off-board systems become operational, we are increasingly able to find and destroy sea mines at deeper depths, more rapidly and with less risk to human life."