RNMB Hydra Becomes 1st Naval MineHunter To Receive LR’s UMS Certification

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) Certification to ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) for its RNMB Hydra vessel, an uncrewed UK Royal Navy surface vessel designed for mine sweeping and mine hunting tasks.

This certification follows LR awarding AEUK with Grey Boat Code certification for RNMB Hydra last year.

The 11-metre long RNMB Hydra is the latest ATLAS Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System (ARCIMS) Unmanned Surface Vessel supplied to the Royal Navy under the Mine Hunting Capability Project. It will complement existing ARCIMS systems including mine sweeping modules, launch and recovery of the SeaCat unmanned underwater vehicle, and towed SideScan sonar deployment

Anderson Chaplow, Head of LR’s Naval Project Team, said: “We are pleased to be able to issue this certificate to RNMB Hydra which allows AEUK to demonstra…

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