Russian Navy buying Icelandic Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

: Posted On Friday, 02 March 2012 10:47

Naval Forces News - Russia, Iceland

Russian Navy buying Icelandic Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

The Russian Navy is buying eight AUVs from Teledyne Gavia for a total of €19 millions. Three of the autonomous underwater vehicles will be delivered this. The remaining five will be delivered in 2013 and 2014 according to russian paper Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.

The Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Performing Seabed Survey
Gavia Video.

The Gavia Defence AUV
(Picture: Gavia)

The Gavia Defence AUV is a self contained, low logistics survey tool capable of delivering high quality data while operating from vessels of opportunity or even from the shore.

Gavia Defence Features:

Self-contained survey system operated from a vessel of opportunity
Fully modular, field swappable modules
Highly mobile and packs into FedEx shippable cases
Quick mobilization / demobilization. No installation or calibration of peripherals required
Small logistical footprint with no specialized equipment required to operate the system
Easy to use chart-based graphical user interface for mission planning, execution and review
Compatible with a variety of third party post processing packages including SeeTrack
Over the horizon communications through Iridium
Wide array of additional sensors available
All data time synchronized and stored in manufacturer’s original format, all vehicle logs in an open format
Additional modules can be purchased as mission requirements evolve

Typical Defence & Law Enforcement Applications:

Mine Counter Measures (MCM)
Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) training
Rapid environmental assessment (REA)
Surveillance
Search and recovery
Port security
Specialized payloads
Research