Royal Navy Bolsters Unmanned Mine Hunting Operations with L3Harris AUVs

L3Harris has delivered three Iver AUVs to support the Royal Navy’s Project Wilton, enhancing unmanned mine hunting and survey operations while ensuring sailor safety By Summer James / 04 Feb 2025

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Iver4 580 AUV from L3Harris Assists The Royal Navy's Project Wilton
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In support of the Royal Navy’s Project Wilton, L3Harris has delivered three new Iver Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to aid unmanned mine hunting and survey operations. 

L3Harris AUVs detect and neutralize underwater mines without needing to put sailors at risk, an advancement in autonomous systems within the UK Navy.

The Iver4 580 vehicles, along with hot-swappable aft sections, were provided for the UK’s Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) program and the Zulu Squadron. This delivery will reportedly allow operations at depths of up to 300 meters and enable near-continuous mission deployment.

Trials were conducted for one week following the delivery of the vehicles, allowing sailors to familiarize themselves with the additional capabilities offered by the Iver4 AUVs.

AUVs are employed in Project Wilton for mine hunting and surveying operations. L3Harris’ Iver AUVs are equipped with high-accuracy navigation sensors and advanced communication systems for surface tracking. They include an automatic target recognition and a collaborative autonomy architecture. 

The Iver vehicles are used by the Royal Navy for unmanned mine hunting and diverse missions, including route survey operations in both UK and international waters. These operations ensure safe navigation for commercial and military shipping.

L3Harris assert that the real-world maritime mission experience and proven capabilities of Iver AUVs demonstrate how autonomy can be used to fill current operational gaps in maritime operations.

The company is set to advance new operational concepts to enhance the effectiveness of warfighters and provide manned-unmanned solutions. L3Harris is actively growing its undersea capabilities and neutralizing threats by rapidly delivering innovative technology to meet growing operational needs.

Posted by Summer James Edited by Summer James, Junior Editor and Copywriter with an interest in digital content creation and writing about new technology. Connect & Contact

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