Wednesday, December 03, 2008

AUV 62

Origin
Sweden

Contractor/s
Saab

Applications
Gotland
Vastergotland

Description: The AUV 62 is a second generation, modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) designed to be released from a 533mm submarine torpedo tube and to perform long-term missions. The AUV 62 vehicle is suitable for reconnaissance, mine reconnaissance, seabed mapping, environmental monitoring, surveillance and precision delivery of a variety of payloads. The vehicle is equipped with acoustic, magnetic and optical sensors. Besides, it has a precision navigation and communications systems. The AUV 62 is operational with Swedish submarines.

Saab has also developed a new variant of AUV 62 that can simulate a submarine as an artificial target for training purposes. Its noise signature and sonar pings are similar to those of real submarines.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 532 mm

Operators

Sweden

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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