Containerised Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle (ROTV) system

Navy Command have a requirement for a Containerised Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle (ROTV) system capability. The vehicle will provide an accurate, steerable, open and flexible multi sensor platform to be deployed for a wide variety of underwater data acquisition and inspection applications. The ROTV will operate in a Seabed Warfare system of systems and must be able to operate a number of acoustic survey sensors and instruments simultaneously, ensuring maximum usage of ship time. The body and sensors need to operate effectively down to a sea depth of 1000m.The intent is for this vehicle to be operated from but not limited to the Multi Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) Seabed Warfare Platform. The solution should be able to perform the following functions: • Pipeline inspection. • Large area searches and MCM. • Site surveys and seafloor mapping. • Cable route surveys. • High resolution object detection. • Oceanographic data collection through the water column.