by AUVSI News 

Israel’s Elbit Systems, most known for its unmanned aircraft, has introduced Seagull, an unmanned surface vehicle aimed at mine countermeasure and anti-submarine warfare missions.



The company says it drew on its decades of unmanned aircraft design to build Seagull, which can carry modular payloads and includes a patented autonomous navigation system with obstacle avoidance capability.



Seagull is 12 meters long, and two vessels can be operated by a single mission control system from ship or shore.



“The system provides unmanned end-to-end mine hunting operation, taking the man out of the mine field,” the company said in announcing the USV. “It provides mission planning and online operation in known and unknown areas, including area survey, search, detection, classification, identification, neutralization and verification. It is equipped to search the entire water volume and operate underwater vehicles to identify and neutralize mines.”



The vehicle can also be used against submarines, replacing or augmenting manned vessels, the company says, and can also be used for surface force protection, hydrographical missions and other needs.



Seagull can remain at sea for more than 96 hours.

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