The Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering «Rubin» presented a new version of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) «Argus» — «Argus-D» at the Army-2024 military-technical forum.
The device is designed to deliver payloads: sensors for collecting environmental parameters, bottom seismic stations, and so on.
The device can place scientific equipment on the seabed, which will collect information about the acoustic characteristics of the ocean. In particular, it will record biological activity and identify the contribution of maritime navigation to the acoustic background of specific areas of the ocean.
The full speed of the «Argus-D» is up to 6 knots (3 m/s). The diving depth is 1 km, but it is possible to increase it to 3 km. The length of the device is 8.9 m, the diameter is 1 m, the weight of the device in the air is about 5.5 tons. Forward-looking sonars, a Doppler log, and an altimeter ensure operation near the bottom. The device is transported in a standard 40-foot container.
The Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering «Rubin» noted that the development is based on technologies that enabled the deep-sea vehicle «Vityaz-D» to complete the world's first fully autonomous mission in the Mariana Trench.
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