HII’s Pharos Demonstrates Launch and Recovery with Navy Unmanned Vehicle
2022年12月20日 - 11:00PM
Global all-domain defense partner HII (NYSE: HII) collaborated with
the Navy on a research and development effort that advanced the
launch and recovery of a large size unmanned undersea vehicle
(UUV), using an amphibious ship and HII’s Pharos system.
“This is a great example of synergies within HII that accelerate
the Navy’s vision for the future fleet,” said Chris Kastner, HII
president and CEO. “I’m proud of the cross division teaming, plus
the pace of progress of unmanned systems toward launch and recovery
from an amphibious ship.”
Building on the success of a June 2022 demonstration where HII
launched and recovered its large diameter UUV Proteus with its
Pharos system, HII entered into two separate Cooperative Research
and Development Agreements (CRADA) to further advance the
capability to deploy unmanned vehicles from ships. The CRADAs were
with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City division and the
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island.
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-pharos-launch-and-recovery-navy-unmanned.
Led by the company’s Advanced Technology Group, comprised of
members from Mission Technologies and Ingalls Shipbuilding
divisions, HII designed and constructed a surrogate system which
was land tested in Panama City, Florida, to ensure the system could
accommodate the Navy’s Snakehead phase one large displacement
unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) in a loaded condition. The test
demonstrated that Pharos can be adapted to a wide range of
vehicles, including LDUUVs.
Following that successful demonstration, Pharos and the
Snakehead LDUUVs were tested at the Navy’s Narragansett Bay Test
Facility in Newport. Pharos, with the Snakehead LDUUV embarked in
its cradle, was lowered down and pulled up a ramp to simulate
disembarking and embarking the system in the well deck of an
amphibious ship. The simulation ensured that the 22,000-pound pull
was within the existing capabilities of an LPD as operating in the
Navy fleet.
“These demonstrations validate a near term launch and recovery
capability for the Pharos system,” said Todd Borkey, HII’s
executive vice president and chief technology officer. “HII
accelerates the transitioning of new technology into the customer’s
mission, thus we are eager to enter the next phase of testing and
demonstrate a launch and recovery from an LPD.”
The Pharos system began as a corporate independent research and
development project. Ingalls Shipbuilding developed over 40 launch
and recovery concepts from a mothership. These concepts were
down-selected to the Pharos system with the objective of
demonstrating the launch and recovery capability of a LDUUV from an
LPD. Ingalls Shipbuilding and Mission Technologies took the Pharos
concept and collaboratively designed, developed and constructed
Pharos to enable the demonstrations.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense partner, building and
delivering the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and
technologies that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and
cyber.
As America’s largest shipbuilder and with a more than 135-year
history of advancing U.S. national defense, we are united by our
mission in service of the heroes who protect our freedom. HII’s
diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial
intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers;
technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business
professionals. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 43,000
strong. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.HII.com/
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- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
Contact:
Danny Hernandezdanny.j.hernandez@hii-co.com (202)
580-9086
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/adfed9ca-87e8-458a-ada1-c7f322606ca2
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