The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle, helped clear the Iraqi port Umm Qasr in 2003. This was the first successful wartime deployment of an AUV. REMUS AUV's are still in operation throughout the world. Video courtesy of AUVfest 2008: Partnership Runs Deep, Navy/NOAA, OceanExplorer.noaa.gov

 

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