Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. $(HII)$ has announced the successful demonstration of its Sea Launcher, an automated system for launching and recovering REMUS autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs) from ships. The recent tests validated the system’s ability to conduct fully autonomous, end-to-end launch and recovery sequences under real-world mission conditions. This advancement is expected to reduce risks to sailors, expand mission flexibility, and improve operational safety, particularly in challenging maritime environments. The results have already been demonstrated and highlight HII's progress in integrating automation and autonomy into both manned and unmanned vessels, including the new ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel family.

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