Shephard: ECA Group delivers Mine warfare AUVs for an Asian navy

Published on Shephard, September 2017

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The customer is transferring its mine countermeasure capability from manned 50m vessels with a crew of 40, to an unmanned system operated by three personnel.

The Navy's new unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by a partner company, will deploy autonomously ECA Group's  K-STER I and K-STER C expendable mine disposal systems, which can be remotely piloted and use a highly secured dedicated link for the mine neutralization sequence.

The USV will use the K-STER I for inspection and if a mine is detected, launch the K-STER C to conduct the mine-clearance. All the vehicles are launched autonomously with an automated LARS (launch and recovery system), remotely piloted via a radio or satellite link.

The training for maintenance and pilotage of the systems has been conducted months ago at ECA Group's premises in the South of France.

Read more: ECA Group delivers an Unmanned Expendable Mine Disposal System to a Southeast Asian navy 

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