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The agreement, announced at the Exponaval exhibition in Chile, will see the two companies develop the USV\u2019 capability of mounting and launching\u00a0light weight, mini torpedoes.<\/p>\n<\/u>Los especialistas en sistemas aut\u00f3nomos de ELBITT (Israel), desarrolladores de los USV (Unmanned Sea Vehicle) SEAGULL, han ensayado exitosamente la capacidad de armarlo con los \u201cmini torpedos\u201d A244\/S, producidos por la empresa LEONARDO (Italia). De esta manera, la plataforma aut\u00f3noma naval de s\u00f3lo 12m de longitud, gran movilidad y versatilidad, incorpora un poderoso sistema de armas antibuque como el torpedo citado, operado tambi\u00e9n por fuerzas navales de 16 pa\u00edses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The agreement, announced at the Exponaval exhibition in Chile, will see the two companies develop the USV\u2019 capability of mounting and launching\u00a0light weight, mini torpedoes.<\/p>\n
As explained by Elbit, the solution will be based on the same architecture used for airborne torpedo launching systems.<\/p>\n
Already in service with the Israeli Navy, Elbit Systems\u2019 Seagull USV showcased its capabilities in the Belgian Defence Ministry 2017 North Sea trials and has been participating regularly in international naval exercises conducting mine counter measures and anti-submarine warfare missions.<\/p>\n
In June 2016, Elbit completed a trial test torpedo launch from the USV in Israel\u2019s Haifa port. The trial demonstrated the capability of the 12-meter USV to install and launch light weight torpedoes.<\/p>\n
The USV would be fitted with Leonardo\u2019s\u00a0A244\/S Mod.3 lightweight torpedo which represents the last evolution of the A244\/S family, which is used by over 16 navies according to the company.<\/p>\n
The A244\/S Mod.3 is 2.75 meters long and has a 246-cell battery propulsion system which increases the autonomy of the version mod. 3 by 50% compared to the previous ones.<\/p>\n
It is equipped with digital \u201csignal processing\u201d (FFT \u2013 Fast Fourier Transformer) that, together with the reduced noise produced by the same torpedo, allows it to detect targets with low target strength.<\/p>\n