ECA will exhibit a range of naval and land-based military vehicles at DEFEXPO 2010, to be held in New Delhi, India on 15-18 February 2010. These include the latest-generation mine killer K-STER, ALISTER autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), INSPECTOR unmanned surface vehicles, and land robots.
Mine killers
The K-STER mine killer is an innovative one-shot (disposable) small robot for the identification and destruction of subsea mines. The Australian Navy adopted K-STER in 2009.
Imaging and bathymetry system for hydrographic and oceanographic surveys
ECA have also developed SIMBA45, a system for imaging and bathymetry for carrying out missions such as hydrographic and oceanographic surveys. This multi-purpose vessel, designed in cooperation with RAIDCO Marine, is designed for use with ECA’s unmanned vehicle such as ALISTER, INSPECTOR, and H300/H1000 inspection ROVs.
AUVs
ALISTER is a whole range of AUVs capable of carrying out missions such as hydrographic and oceanographic survey, mine warfare, rapid environment assessment and homeland security. The systems are equipped with side-scan sonar, multi-beam echo-sounder and sub-bottom profiler delivering high-resolution images for identification and classification, sediment analysis and bathymetry. All of these instruments work simultaneously.
Unmanned surface vehicles
INSPECTOR family unmanned surface vehicles are easy reconfigurable remote-controlled surface platforms capable of carrying out a large range of missions and tasks in the following domains: mine warfare, mine countermeasures (MCM), littoral and inshore hydrographic and oceanographic operations, shallow and very shallow water survey and inspection, coastal and port security, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and structure and hull inspection.
The very shallow draught and twin-hydrojet propulsion provide high manoeuvrability and allow reconnaissance and efficient survey even in harsh environmental conditions.
ECA offers also a range of land robots, and exhibits CAMELEON NRBC as response to nuclear, chemical, radiological and biological threats at the show.
ECA EN, also part of ECA group, is specialised in command control, power electronics and motors, and will feature a range of systems dedicated to surface ships and submarines for this year’s exhibition. Its offer consists of steering consoles, converter sets, IPMS, variable speed drives, control engineering panels, manoeuvrability equipment, propulsion systems, electrical motors, and anti-mine vessel protection.