HII’s Mission Technologies Tests Next-Generation REMUS 620 UUV on US Navy Confidence Course, Validating Breakthrough Design and Capabilities

Uncrewed Systems, a business unit of HII’s Mission Technologies, participated in the U.S. Navy UUV Confidence Course in Bangor, Washington, with their next generation medium-class unmanned underwater vehicle (MUUV); the REMUS 620. After shipping the vehicle from the factory in Pocasset, Massachusetts, to Keyport, Washington, the vehicle successfully underwent the full range of pre-mission checks and ballasting.

“Getting a chance to put our newest design through its paces on the Navy’s UUV confidence course was a great opportunity for us to validate our design improvements to the vehicle. We also gained a lot of valuable operational data using the KRAKEN MINSAS 120,” remarked Adrian Gonsalves, REMUS 620 product manager. Operations on the confidence course validated several technical aspects of the vehicle, which performed exceptionally well in all phases of the mission.

He continued: “The confidence course provided us a great benchmark we can use to continue our improvements to this great design and gave us a chance to show UUV sailors in Keyport how much improvement we built into this next gen MUUV in terms of modularity and maintainability.”

This is the first utilization of the Navy’s confidence course by an industry provided MUUV and highlights the partnership between the Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Group ONE (UUVGRU-1) and industry. The course was established to provide repeatable and comparable performance data for accelerated capability development in support of Chief of Naval Operations’ NAVPLAN Project 33 and submarine force objectives focused on enhancing warfighting readiness. HII is extremely proud to be one of the first industry partners to utilize this unique and important national defense asset.

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Following successful operations on the US Navy’s UUV confidence course, HII’s REMUS 620 surfaces for retrieval.
The HII REMUS 620 being transported to the US Navy’s UUV confidence course at Naval Submarine Base Bangor. (HII)
The HII REMUS 620 being transported to the US Navy’s UUV confidence course at Naval Submarine Base Bangor. (HII)
The HII REMUS 620 at the launch point in the US Navy’s UUV confidence course, NSB Bangor.
The HII REMUS 620 being transported to the US Navy’s UUV confidence course at Naval Submarine Base Bangor. (HII)
HII’s REMUS 620 being prepared for launch at the US Navy’s UUV confidence course, NSB Bangor.