Specifications include, but are not limited to: The U.S. Navy requires the ability to detect targets using recently developed low cost small Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUV) using high-resolution side scan sonar systems. These UUV systems shall have the potential to provide the Navy with enhanced capabilities to detect low signature buried and proud targets particularly in the littoral zone. The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise, located at the Port of Gulfport, MS has been researching and testing advanced UUV systems using sonar designs, and on-board processing to create advanced maps of acoustic sensor data over a broad range of environmental and platform noise conditions. To address these detection requirements USM has received funding to purchase a small potable UUV system integrated with a very high-resolution side scan sonar system. 1. The UUV shall be two-man portable, small-class UUV. 2. It shall have a 300-meter depth rating. 3. The system shall be capable of speeds up to at least 4.5 knots. 4. The system shall be easily reconfigurable and support the integration of different payloads. 5. The system shall have at least a 1 TB hard drive. 6. An automatic target recognition and display software shall also be provided. 7. The system shall have surface lights and locating strobe. 8. The system shall come with its own transportation crate with shock absorbent mounting. 9. Each system shall come with the auxiliary equipment required to operate the vehicle. 10. The system shall be iridium capable.
