REMUS family of autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)
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From Test Floor to Fleet: HII and Nominal Team to Compress the Autonomous Unmanned Production Curve
Globenewswire· 2026-03-04 13:00
Core Insights - HII and Nominal have formed a partnership to enhance data collection, validation, and analysis for HII's REMUS and ROMULUS unmanned vehicles, focusing on modernizing workflows and improving data accessibility [1][2] Group 1: Partnership Details - The collaboration aims to standardize workflows, democratize access to product data, accelerate post-mission analysis, and enhance traceability of historical data throughout vehicle assembly and testing [2] - The partnership builds on a successful pilot completed in 2025, which demonstrated significant reductions in cycle times for various workflows, including cutting analysis tasks from hours to minutes and halving certain production test steps [5][6] Group 2: Product Overview - HII's REMUS vehicles are recognized as the leading unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), utilized by over 30 navies globally, including 14 NATO members, for diverse missions such as mine countermeasures and environmental sensing [3] - The ROMULUS unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) complement the REMUS UUVs by enhancing anti-submarine warfare capabilities and enabling a Hybrid Fleet solution that integrates with manned platforms [3] Group 3: Future Plans - In 2026, HII and Nominal will expand their deployment to support increased production of REMUS and ROMULUS vehicles by integrating Nominal's tools into HII's product lifecycle and manufacturing systems [6]