Double Eagle (mine disposal vehicle)

The Double Eagle is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) built by the Swedish defence company Saab Underwater Systems AB and used for the disposal of naval mines.

[1] The ROV weighs 400 kilograms (880 lb), can dive to 500 metres (1,600 ft), and travel at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).

[2] The ROV's payload can consist of scanning sonar, echo locations, doppler logs, or self-navigation systems.

[2] All Double Eagles are equipped with an extendable manipulator arm, which is commonly used to place a small explosive charge on a mine.

[1] The ROV can be modified to double as a self-propelled variable depth sonar: the Mark II Double Eagles fitted to the French Navy's Tripartite-class minehunters have been altered to carry a Thales TSM 2022 sonar, while a similar upgrade is to occur to the Mark III units being acquired for the Tripartites of the Royal Netherlands Navy.