Royal Navy 'Robots' to Hunt Down Underwater Mine Menace

By on Monday, May 30th, 2005

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UK Ministry of Defence, The Royal Navy is to take delivery of a fleet of high-tech unmanned underwater 'robots' to help track down deadly sea mines.

Known as REMUS - short for Remote Environmental Monitoring Units, the battery-powered vehicles will scan the seabed in water up to 100 m deep to ensure there are no underwater mines lurking to destroy ships and landing craft.

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