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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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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 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. |
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==Technical Specification== |
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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 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. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 23:23, 20 September 2022
 HMS Bangor deploys Seafox-C off Libya in 2011
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | SeaFox |
| Builders | Atlas Elektronik |
| Operators |  United States
 Japan |
| 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 |
The Seafox is an anti-mine remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufactured by German company Atlas Elektronik to locate and destroy ground and moored mines. There are two versions and a training version. The orange Seafox-I "inspection" variant has sonar and an Inertial navigation system, and the black Seafox-C "combat" round has a 1.4 kg shaped charge warhead. The system is in service with eleven navies across seventy platforms.
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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to SeaFox.
- Official website
- Atlas Elektronik - Minehunting and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
- US strengthens its military might in the Gulf
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