Review of Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) Developments 
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Research and Development for UUV SysteEMs..............ccccecccccccceeccessseeeeeeeeeeeesessseeeeeeeeecesesesessasaeeeeeeeececesceesssssaaeeeeeeess 18 
Near-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (NMRS)............:.cccccccccesssceceeeeeesseeeeseeeeeeeeeceeeeeeessesaeaeeeeeeeeeesssesenesstaaeeeeeess 19 
Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS) ............cc:ccsssceeesseeseseeeeeaeeceaeeseaaeeeeaneeseaeeceeaeeseneeecenaeecenaeecseaeeeesaes 21 
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Advanced Unmanned Search Systems (AUSS) .ccsicsa::cussesscs renesesccseveaaiccacitccbevcevensncaveadavsvecaeuhsiicssel Mbvennessddewse hecvevee 28 
ROVER, Autonomous Bottom-Transecting VeNiCle................cccccccccceeeesccceeeeeseeeeeeseneaaeeeeeeeceeeseeeeeeneaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeentaeees 33 
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Atlantic: Layer Tracking Experiment (ALTIEX) csccccccediss cccuessaccetgussanecdensvedcdenaseweaccetncesvshavestevavdanssaceteontestedvepetece euseseest ss 42 
Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN) ............:cccccccceseececeesteceeeeseeeeeeeecaeeeeeseneeeeceeeneeeeeseecieeeeeeeeeneeeeseneneeeees 44 
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Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography COMMANG................cccececsceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesetseeeeeeetneeeeees 46 
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Semi-Autonomous Mapping System (SAMS).............ccscccccsssscecesssneeeeeeenneeeesssnneceesesaceceesenaeeceeeenaeeeseeeeeaeeeeeeessaaeeeeeeaaes 47 
Woods: Hole: Oceanographic INSHtUTION siiivesieecctacesectssca tases tandiveusdanssdsscasddesd cauads sos dcadveld dbansdadudeesuedemsdeseasteoues ss cevanteverers 48 
Remote Environmental Monitoring Units (REMUS ).................cccccccccceeceeneceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeencneeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeneea 48 
Autonomous Benthic’ Explorer (ABE) s.c<cicc cocesss secs vetcnsexetsécausesevesaeyetseeaedsthssaacdenvasnadsetucssecsudusveanevaeeessacecsetsssnaeveeneseses 50 
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Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute (AUSI) 2.0... ecccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseaaeeeeceeeereeeeseenatesessenteeeeeneneeeeees 59 
The Commission for Geosciences, Environment, and Resources (CGER) ............c:cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeceeeeseneeeeeteeeenaes 60 
The Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) ..............:ccccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeesereeesaees 61 
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long-Term‘Ecosystemi Observatory (LEO), s2ccecscs20. se ciccssicesceccecesenccucdssssececssaseseseeduescccedcoustencccevenscestesesecesessoutcnesesseeers 65 
The Deep Submergence Science Committee of UNOLS ....0....... cc eecececceceececeeeceeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesreeseneeeessaeeessaeeeseneeeenaees 67 
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Observations and RECOMMENALIONS.......cisisncccsvicccssdsissceccevsececedeveccecssoseecuurvecuecueeyUaeedversvencedevsviueceesyiy rare cuvesvetncesvesore 69 
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