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HII Delivers First REMUS 130 to U.S. Ally

A two-person portable UUV that uses modern electronics, Odyssey open-architecture autonomy and field-swappable batteries to speed payload integration and deployment.

HII's Unmanned Systems team with the first REMUS 130 UUV delivered to a U.S. ally at the company's Massachusetts facility.

Overview

  • Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the delivery of the first REMUS 130 to a U.S. ally on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, marking the initial fielding milestone for the third generation of the REMUS 100 series.
  • The REMUS 130 is a compact, two-person-portable unmanned underwater vehicle rated to 100 meters depth with roughly 10 hours of endurance and batteries that can be swapped in the field to shorten downtime.
  • HII updated the platform with modernized electronics and open-architecture interfaces so customers can add commercial, government or custom sensors and payloads without major redesign.
  • The vehicle runs HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System, which provides navigation, communications, collaborative autonomy and sensor fusion to link the REMUS 130 with other vehicles and payloads.
  • The delivery expands a family that has more than 750 REMUS vehicles deployed worldwide and builds on common technology used in larger REMUS 300 and 620 models to simplify logistics and training.