October 25, 2021
This is the Marine Corps’ New Eyes and Ears Underwater
The amphibious assault force is fielding a remote-controlled underwater vehicle that can find ship mines and other dangers underwater, keeping divers at a distance and safe.
by Caleb Larson
The United States Marine Corps is fielding a new underwater capability to find and neutralize underwater explosive threats. No, the Corps is not getting aboard a new kind of underwater vehicle; they are instead getting a new robot. The small torpedo-like device is a remote-controlled bomb disposal unit named the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
Using a high-definition video camera linkup, ranging sensors, and a sounding capability, the little robot will swim ahead of explosive ordinance disposal Marines acting as their eyes and ears. “This robot gives Marines eyes in the water,” explained Master Sgt. Patrick Hilty, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal project officer in a Corps statement. “It is a capability the Marine Corps has never before had.”
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/marine-corps%E2%80%99-new-eyes-and-ears-underwater-195513
