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Seafox drone

Remotely operated anti-mine marine drone

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section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Seafox Mine Disposal System Onboard HMS Bangor off Libya MOD 45153320.jpg
image_caption	HMS Bangor deploys SeaFox-C off Libya in 2011
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
name	SeaFox
builders	Atlas Elektronik
operators	USA
<ref>{{Cite web	url	https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2016/20/mcm-wouter	title= Mijnenjagen voor gevorderden	author= Wouter Helders	date=7 October 2016	website= Defensiekrant	publisher=Defensie.nl	language=Dutch}}
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
length	1.2 m
propulsion	Four independent motors plus hover thruster
speed	Max. 4kn
range	1 km
endurance	~ 800m

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The SeaFox is an anti-mine Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) manufactured by German company Atlas Elektronik. It is designed to locate and destroy ground and moored mines. There are three versions, including a training version. The orange SeaFox-I "inspection" variant has sonar and an Inertial navigation system, and the black SeaFox-C "combat" round also has a 1.4 kg shaped charge warhead. The system is in service with eleven navies.

The SeaFox is an advanced design of an Expendable Mine Disposal Vehicle or EMDV. It has a low life cycle cost as it has low running and replacement costs. Its main targets are sea mines that pose a danger to vessels. It communicates with the ship via a fiber-optic cable. The SeaFox uses a custom launch and retrieval system, that may be fitted to a variety of ships, boats or even helicopters. It can be used for a range of tasks such as conduct damage estimation, route surveys, maritime boundary control, intelligence and harbor surveillance missions.

Service history

In 2001 the Royal Navy leased some SeaFox drones for use on HMS Bangor and HMS Blyth off Iraq as part of Operation Telic. The Bangor also deployed them off Libya in 2011. In October 2015 the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) commissioned the Atlas North America to get more SeaFox vehicles.

Technical specifications

The operational depth for the SeaFox C is between 0 meters and 300 meters. The SeaFox has a range of 1200 meters depending on acoustic and current conditions. The propulsion system on the SeaFox includes four horizontal propellers and one vertical thruster. The entire propulsion system is battery powered. The maximum speed of the SeaFox is 6 knots. The SeaFox can be controlled with a remote or can be set on automatic and it will use radar and sonar to locate mines and other obstacles that it is tasked with clearing. The SeaFox has live CCTV feed and a high intensity searchlight. The data feed is via a fiber-optic cable that is about 3000 meters long. The SeaFox is launched and retrieved using a crane. The warhead of the SeaFox is a fully shaped charge with demonstrated effectiveness against incendiary devices.

References

Wouter Helders. (7 October 2016). "Mijnenjagen voor gevorderden". Defensie.nl.
"SeaFox Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)".
"SeaFox UUV".
"HMS Bangor home from Libya mission".
"ATLAS SeaFox – ROV for Identification and Mine Disposa". ATLAS ELEKTRONIK.

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