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	HMS Bangor deploys SeaFox-C off Libya in 2011
Class overview
Name	SeaFox
Builders	Atlas Elektronik
Operators	United States United Kingdom Estonia Finland Germany Netherlands Sweden Belgium Japan Ukraine Romania
General characteristics
Type	Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
Length	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	Four independent motors plus hover thruster
Speed	Max. 4kn
Range	1 km (0.62 mi)
Endurance	~ 800m

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The SeaFox is an anti-mine Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) manufactured by German company Atlas Elektronik. It is designed to locate and destroy ground and moored mines. There are three versions, including a training version. The orange SeaFox-I "inspection" variant has sonar and an Inertial navigation system, and the black SeaFox-C "combat" round also has a 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb) shaped charge warhead. The system is in service with eleven navies. The SeaFox is an advanced design of an Expendable Mine Disposal Vehicle or EMDV. It has a low life cycle cost as it has low running and replacement costs. Its main targets are sea mines that pose a danger to vessels. It communicates with the ship via a fiber-optic cable. The SeaFox uses a custom launch and retrieval system, that may be fitted to a variety of ships, boats or even helicopters. It can be used for a range of tasks such as conduct damage estimation, route surveys, maritime boundary control, intelligence and harbor surveillance missions. ^[2] ^[3]

Service history

In 2001 the Royal Navy leased some SeaFox drones for use on HMS Bangor and HMS Blyth off Iraq as part of Operation Telic. The Bangor also deployed them off Libya in 2011. In October 2015 the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) commissioned the Atlas North America to get more SeaFox vehicles.

Technical specifications

The operational depth for the SeaFox C is between 0 meters and 300 meters. The SeaFox has a range of 1200 meters depending on acoustic and current conditions. The propulsion system on the SeaFox includes four horizontal propellers and one vertical thruster. The entire propulsion system is battery powered. The maximum speed of the SeaFox is 6 knots. The SeaFox can be controlled with a remote or can be set on automatic and it will use radar and sonar to locate mines and other obstacles that it is tasked with clearing. The SeaFox has live CCTV feed and a high intensity searchlight. The data feed is via a fiber-optic cable that is about 3000 meters long. The SeaFox is launched and retrieved using a crane. The warhead of the SeaFox is a fully shaped charge with demonstrated effectiveness against incendiary devices. ^[4]

References

^ Wouter Helders (7 October 2016). "Mijnenjagen voor gevorderden". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
^ "SeaFox Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)". Naval Technology.
^ "SeaFox UUV". www.navaldrones.com.
^ "ATLAS SeaFox – ROV for Identification and Mine Disposa" (PDF). ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

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[1] Wouter Helders (7 October 2016). "Mijnenjagen voor gevorderden". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

[2] "SeaFox Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)". Naval Technology.

[3] "SeaFox UUV". www.navaldrones.com.

[4] "ATLAS SeaFox – ROV for Identification and Mine Disposa" (PDF). ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

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-[[File:Seafox-I Merivoimien vuosipäivä 2014 01.JPG|thumb|Seafox-I of the [[Finnish Navy]]]]
+[[File:Seafox-I Merivoimien vuosipäivä 2014 01.JPG|thumb|SeaFox-I of the [[Finnish Navy]]]]
-The '''Seafox''' is an anti-[[naval mine|mine]] [[Radio-controlled submarine|marine drone]].  It is a [[remotely operated vehicle]] (ROV) manufactured by German Company [[Atlas Elektronik]] to locate ground and moored mines. There are two versions plus a training version, the orange Seafox-I "inspection" variant has a sonar and [[Inertial navigation system|INS]] and the black Seafox-C "combat" round has a 1.4&nbsp;kg warhead.
+The '''SeaFox''' is an anti-[[naval mine|mine]] [[Unmanned underwater vehicle]] (UUV) manufactured by German company [[Atlas Elektronik]]. It is designed to locate and destroy [[Naval_mine#Bottom_mines|ground]] and [[Naval_mine#Moored_mines|moored]] mines. There are three versions, including a training version. The orange SeaFox-I "inspection" variant has sonar and an [[Inertial navigation system]], and the black SeaFox-C "combat" round also has a {{convert|1.4|kg|lb}} [[shaped charge]] [[warhead]]. The system is in service with eleven navies. The SeaFox is an advanced design of an Expendable Mine Disposal Vehicle or [[EMDV]]. It has a low [[Life-cycle cost analysis|life cycle cost]] as it has low running and replacement costs. Its main targets are sea mines that pose a danger to vessels. It communicates with the ship via a [[Optical fiber|fiber-optic]] cable. The SeaFox uses a custom launch and retrieval system, that may be fitted to a variety of ships, boats or even helicopters. It can be used for a range of tasks such as conduct damage estimation, route surveys, maritime boundary control, intelligence and harbor surveillance missions.
+<ref>{{cite web |title=SeaFox Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/seafox-mine-disposal/ |website=Naval Technology}}</ref>
+<ref>{{cite web |title=SeaFox UUV |url=http://www.navaldrones.com/seafox.html |website=www.navaldrones.com}}</ref>
 ==Service history==
-In 2001 the Royal Navy leased some Seafox for use on [[HMS Bangor (M109)|HMS ''Bangor'']] and [[HMS Blyth (M111)|HMS ''Blyth'']] off Iraq as part of [[Operation Telic]]. ''Bangor'' also deployed them off Libya in 2011.
+In 2001 the Royal Navy leased some SeaFox drones for use on [[HMS Bangor (M109)|HMS ''Bangor'']] and [[HMS Blyth (M111)|HMS ''Blyth'']] off Iraq as part of [[Operation Telic]]. The ''Bangor'' also deployed them off Libya in 2011. In October 2015 the Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC) commissioned the Atlas North America to get more SeaFox vehicles.
+==Technical specifications==
+The operational depth for the SeaFox C is between 0 meters and 300 meters. The SeaFox has a range of 1200 meters depending on acoustic and current conditions. The propulsion system on the SeaFox includes four horizontal propellers and one vertical thruster. The entire propulsion system is battery powered. The maximum speed of the SeaFox is 6 knots. The SeaFox can be controlled with a remote or can be set on automatic and it will use radar and sonar to locate mines and other obstacles that it is tasked with clearing. The SeaFox has live CCTV feed and a high intensity searchlight. The data feed is via a fiber-optic cable that is about 3000 meters long. The SeaFox is launched and retrieved using a crane. The warhead of the SeaFox is a fully shaped charge with demonstrated effectiveness against incendiary devices.
+<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlas-elektronik.com/fileadmin/user_upload/01_Images/Solutions/Datenblaetter_zum_Download/005_Seafox.pdf |title=ATLAS SeaFox – ROV for Identification and Mine Disposa |publisher=ATLAS ELEKTRONIK |access-date=2022-09-22}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Commonscat|SeaFox}}
+{{Commons category|SeaFox}}
-* {{official|https://www.atlas-elektronik.com/what-we-do/mine-warfare-systems/seafox/}}
+* {{official|https://www.atlas-elektronik.com/solutions/mine-warfare-systems/seafoxr.html}}
 * [http://www.naval-technology.com/contractors/mine_disposal/atlas/ Atlas Elektronik - Minehunting and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)]
-* [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/2012713628279357.html  US strengthens its military might in the Gulf]
+* [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/2012713628279357.html US strengthens its military might in the Gulf]
+* [http://www.navaldrones.com/seafox.html AN/SLQ-60 SeaFox], navaldrones.com
+{{Underwater diving|divsup}}
 [[Category:Mine warfare countermeasures]]