Device and method for disabling an undersea mine, an underwater transport and methods therefor
AssigneeMissions Systems Holdings Pty Ltd.
InventorDavid Battle
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Abstract
A mine countermeasure device for disabling an undersea mine, and underwater transport, and methods therefor. The mine countermeasure device operates to mask, cancel or neutralise (detonate) the undersea mine. The mine countermeasure device is deployed, together with a plurality of other mine countermeasure devices from an underwater transport, for example autonomously. The underwater transport preferably carries out a scan of an area known to be mined, in order to identify undersea mines. The underwater transport is capable of autonomous operation over the horizon to deliver plurality of mine countermeasure devices. The mine countermeasure device targets particular sensors on the undersea mines.
Claims9
An autonomous underwater transport for deploying mine countermeasure devices including:
- a. a prime mover;
- b. a hull including an internal cargo bay for holding one or more mine neutralising devices within the cargo bay;
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- c. a device deployment system including an ejection mechanism configured for autonomously ejecting the one or more mine countermeasure devices from the cargo bay,
- wherein the one or more mine countermeasure devices are ejected by the ejection mechanism with a rearward velocity component from the cargo bay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.