Mk18 Mod 1 Swordfish

The mk 18 mod 1 swordfish uuv is capable of performing low visible exploration and reconnaissance in support of amphibious landing mine countermeasures operations such as search classification mapping reacquire and identification and hydrographic mapping at depths from 10 to 40 feet.

Mk18 mod 1 swordfish. The mk 18 mod 1 swordfish uuv is capable of performing low visible exploration and reconnaissance in support of amphibious landing. Follow on block upgrades will combine two separate uuv programs into the mk 18 family of systems to deliver improved. And reacquire and identification. The mk 18 mod 1 swordfish mk 18 mod 2 kingfish and other smaller uuvs were deployed to adak an island halfway along the aleutian chain from the alaskan mainland for the arctic expeditionary capabilities exercise aece the first exercise of its kind.

Hydroid has received multiple delivery orders under an existing us navy contract to provide three additional mk 18 mod 1 swordfish variants of the remus 100 to the naval oceanography mine warfare command nomwc headquartered at stennis space center miss usa in partnership with pms 408 eod. And hydrographic mapping in the vsw zone 10 to 40 feet depth and the seaward approaches. Onr innovative naval prototype mk18 mod 1 swordfish sandshark miw ipoe battlespace awareness ipoe battlespace awareness ipoe iver mk18 mod 2 kingfish lbs auv p3i future blocks mods improved. Mk 18 mod 1 swordfish uuv based on the remus 100 the swordfish is designed to search classify and map scm the very shallow water vsw region 10 40 ft.

It is capable of navigating via acoustic transponders in long baseline or ultra short baseline mode or via p coded gps. Mcm operations including search classification and mapping. 636 mk18 mod 1 swordfish remus 100 rov united states navy 2008 0 mine hunting killing vehicle. The mk 18 mod 1 swordfish uuv achieved full operational capabilities in 2008.