Unmanned Marine Systems
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has placed orders for M500 remote operated vehicles for the Royal Navy.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The Royal Navy (RN) purchased one M500 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to support the initial capability investigation into autonomous mine hunting concepts leading into Project WILTON in 2015. WILTON informed the capability requirements for the RN's transformation of Mine Countermeasures, under the Mine Hunting Concept (MHC); the first elements of MHC will enter service this year.
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