In
2003 ANT began research and development on its littoral
glider system
for the Office of Naval Research.
Since that time, ANT has delivered 18 gliders to the US Navy
and has enhanced the capabilities of the gliders by
improving sensor sensitivity and adding mine detection,
acoustic temperature profiling, object avoidance and swimmer
detection to the already long list of glider capabilities.
ANT
has also developed methods for long range detection of
surface ships, a ruggedized underwater gliders, Autonomous behaviors for self preservation
and mission optimization.
The attributes of the underwater gliders are high endurance, small acoustic cross-section and
ability to sample vertically and horizontally.
The ANT Littoral Glider
is built to meet requirements of the Navy’s Unmanned
Undersea Vehicle Master Plan. It features an ability to
integrate with the following mission areas:
Homeland Defense and Oceanography.
