Name SeaFox Length 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) | Builders Atlas Electronik | |
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Operators United States
United Kingdom
Finland
Germany
Netherlands Type Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Propulsion Four independent motors plus hover thruster | ||
The Seafox is an anti-mine marine drone. It is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufactured by Atlas Elektronik to locate ground and moored mines. There are two versions plus a training version, the orange Seafox-I "inspection" variant has a sonar and INS and the black Seafox-C "combat" round has a 1.4kg warhead.
Service history
In 2001 the Royal Navy leased some Seafox for use on HMS Bangor and HMS Blyth off Iraq as part of Operation Telic. Bangor also deployed them off Libya in 2011.
References
Seafox drone Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA