27.01.2016, 14:28
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Atlas Elektronik UK, a joint company of ThyssenKrupp and Airbus DS, has delivered an ATLAS Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System (ARCIMS) multi-role unmanned surface vessel (USV) to the German Naval Technical Centre, based within the Eckernfoerde Naval Base. [...] The ARCIMS USV is an 11 m platform with a large open deck space and a 4 tonne payload capacity. It has been specifically designed for unmanned military applications with a shock resistant hull and a low platform underwater signature.
According to Atlas Elektronik, the cathedral hull and twin jet propulsion provides a manoeuvrable yet stable platform with a top speed of over 40 knots. The USV is part of the ARCIMS mission system that includes a range of reconfigurable mission modules to deliver MCM and Hydrographic operations, ASW, maritime security and force protection.
Schneemann.