Bluefin to Deliver knifefish Variant to Naval Research Laboratory

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) Announced That They Will Produce a variation of the UUVs knifefish for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Knifefish is a Bluefin-21 UUVs Specialized That Is Being Developed Surface Mine Countermeasure for the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SMCM UUV) program for Bluefin Which is under subcontract to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Bluefin knifefish completed the Preliminary Design Review Earlier this year and will leverage design to Deliver That system has to NRL. The vehicle will be used to advance NRL's low-frequency broadband (LFBB) payload technology and media Broader Their mission is to advance basic research in Applied and undersea warfare.

"We are pleased That we are ble to adapt the knifefish Easily design for NRL's specific needs," Said David P. Kelly, President and CEO of Bluefin Robotics. "This is just another example of how the technology is maturing UUV into a reliable, robust platform option for Advancing science and new capability."


Bluefin's technology HAS proven suitable for Specialized acoustic payloads like NRL's LFBB sonar. For the past ten years, the two groups Have Been Closely working together on Developing and fielding the Reliant vehicle, a Bluefin-21 used as a science and technology system for the original LFBB development.

"Science and defense programs are now benefitting from the Mutually Investments made in the UUV technology. Bluefin has-been a key contributor to stress with the Reliant That vehicle, Their trading systems, knifefish, and now with our new UUV, "Said Dr. Brian Houston, acting head of NRL's Physical Acoustics Branch. "The science can be made with this vehicle will advance the nation's mine-hunting capabilities can be incorporated into That future generations of UUVs."

In addition to many of the features knifefish, NRL's new vehicle will be equipped with two-way communications iridium, Specialized sensors, and empty sections That Will Accommodate Their acoustic payload, Including a towed array receiver, and a reacquisition capability. Bluefin will aussi Deliver topside support equipment and graphical-user interface software tools.