Bluefin-9
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The Bluefin-9 is a lightweight, two-man-portable autonomous underwater vehicle with a mission turnaround time of less than 15 minutes. Equipped with a side scan sonar and camera, the Bluefin-9 provides the performance of much larger AUVs in a convenient and rapidly deployable package. COMPACT – The lightweight Bluefin-9 is easily deployed by two people from an inflatable boat and requires minimal support equipment. ACCURATE NAVIGATION – Bluefin’s navigation software combines information from the IMU and multiple other sensors – including GPS, a DVL, a CT sensor and a compass – to provide high-accuracy navigation with an error of less than 0.3% of distance traveled, yielding high-quality data without a costly INS. RAPID TURNAROUND – The combination of a freeflooded architecture, a pressure-tolerant battery and removable data storage reduces turnaround time between missions to less than 15 minutes. Easy access The Bluefin-9 can be easily launched and recovered from a RHIB to subsystems reduces time on deck for maintenance and accelerates operational tempo. In addition, the Bluefin-9 is easily maintainable in the field due to its Inshore Survey swappable, modular subsystems. Environmental Protection & Monitoring EASE OF USE – An intuitive software package enables quick and easy planning and monitoring of missions and rapid post-mission processing and display, and is capable of exporting data to third-party software. Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Port & Harbor Security Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)

Bluefin-9 Diameter Length Weight (Dry) Lift Points Depth Rating Endurance The Bluefin-9’s thruster enables speeds of up to 5 knots 12 hours @ 3 knots with standard payload 1.5 kWh of total energy One 1.5 kWh battery pack Lithium-polymer, pressure-tolerant Gimbaled, ducted thruster for propulsion and control Real-time accuracy < 0.3% of D.T. CEP 50 IMU, DVL, CT sensor, compass and GPS Antenna Communications Safety Systems Bluefin-9 side scan sonar imagery of a shipwreck Integrated — GPS, RF and strobe RF and acoustic; Ethernet via shore power cable Fault and leak detection, acoustic tracking...