HII Releases Odyssey, a Suite of Advanced Autonomy Solutions for Platforms in All Domains

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HII (NYSE:HII) has launched Odyssey™, a suite of advanced autonomy solutions aimed at transforming vessels into intelligent robotic platforms. Odyssey enhances multi-vehicle collaborative autonomy, health monitoring, and sensor fusion, integrating with various unmanned systems. The technology has been tested for over 6,000 hours on 23 vessel types and supports operations across different domains, including maritime and ground vehicles. Notably, the U.S. Navy selected the REMUS 300 for its next-generation Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicle program.

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• Launch of Odyssey™ enhances operational flexibility in unmanned systems.
• Odyssey has logged over 6,000 hours of field testing on 23 vessel types.
• Integration with multiple unmanned systems increases market adaptability.
• REMUS 300 selected for U.S. Navy's next-generation SUUV, indicating strong demand.

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MCLEAN, Va., April 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE:HII) announced today the launch of Odyssey™, a suite of advanced autonomy solutions that can turn any ship or vehicle in any domain into an intelligent, robotic platform. Odyssey capabilities include multi-vehicle collaborative autonomy, autonomous health monitoring, sensor fusion and perception.

The use and applications of unmanned systems are increasing worldwide, performing repetitive and dangerous tasks so humans can focus on the greater mission.

Odyssey is currently integrated on naval prototypes under development and has been fielded for more than 6,000 hours on 23 vessel types.

“The same base software can be integrated on unmanned systems across domains, including Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” said Duane Fotheringham, president of the Unmanned Systems business group at HII’s Mission Technologies division. “The technology enables collaboration and advances mission operations, while providing joint situational awareness. We’ve taken the best capabilities from our field-proven autonomous solutions and can integrate them on any manned or unmanned platform, to increase autonomy and enhance distributed operations.”

The introduction of Odyssey follows the successful rapid integration and demonstration in January of HII’s suite of solutions with third-party autonomy products onto an HII USV platform, demonstrating its open architecture and flexibility.

Odyssey combines features from HII’s autonomy, REMUS UUV product line, and multi-vehicle, cross-domain capabilities. The suite offers scalable autonomy, from manpower reduction and remote control to fully autonomous capability aligned with industry open architecture standards, including Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture (UMAA), Robot Operating System (ROS) and Data Distribution Service (DDS).

HII announced this week that REMUS 300 was selected as the U.S. Navy’s next generation Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SUUV) program of record, Lionfish.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/odyssey-launch-2022.

HII is an all-domain defense and technologies partner, recognized worldwide as America’s largest shipbuilder. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit:

• HII on the web: https://www.hii.com/
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Contact:

Greg McCarthy
202.302.1202
gregory.j.mccarthy@hii-co.com

FAQ

What is HII's new autonomy solution called?

HII's new autonomy solution is called Odyssey™.

How many hours has Odyssey™ been tested?

Odyssey™ has been tested for over 6,000 hours.

What types of vehicles can integrate with Odyssey™?

Odyssey™ can integrate with Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Underwater Vehicles, Ground Vehicles, and Aerial Vehicles.

What program did the U.S. Navy select the REMUS 300 for?

The U.S. Navy selected the REMUS 300 for its next-generation Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicle program, Lionfish.