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Boeing Echo Ranger makes big splash for unmanned, underwater vehicles

Uploaded on Aug 17, 2011

Boeing has developed an autonomous, unmanned, underwater vehicle -- Echo Ranger -- that can dive 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface to perform a variety of long-endurance, deep-dive missions. Echo Ranger recently recorded its first autonomous surface exit as it dove 40 feet below the surface of the Pacific on a pre-programmed course. It later maneuvered to a depth of 400 feet -- all the while sending telemetry to Boeing Marine Systems engineers on tracking boats on the surface above. Echo Ranger is 18.5 feet long, weighs more than five tons and is capable of traveling up to eight knots and as far as 80 miles without resurfacing.

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Boeing's Echo Ranger: Venturing into the Unknown

Published on Jul 25, 2013

Just as unmanned aircraft are revolutionizing the skies, Echo Ranger is changing how we explore, protect and survey the sea. Unmanned underwater vehicles have the potential to not only save lives, but also discover new areas below the surface.

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Boeing’s Echo Ranger on a mission with NOAA

Published on Apr 16, 2015

Boeing’s unmanned underwater vehicle, Echo Ranger, helped the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration explore the USS Independence off the coast of California in 3,000 feet of water. The mission provided the first up close, colorful look at the sunken vessel in more than 60 years.

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Echo Seeker, Boeing's newest unmanned underwater vehicle, goes deep, goes long

Published on Jul 14, 2015

Echo Seeker is a follow up to Echo Ranger and its capabilities allow it to perform longer missions at greater depths than other unmanned submersibles.

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Boeing’s Echo Voyager: welcome to the family

Published on Mar 10, 2016

Echo Voyager, Boeing’s latest unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), can operate autonomously for months at a time thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system and modular payload bay. The 51-foot-long vehicle is the latest innovation in Boeing’s UUV family, joining the 32-foot Echo Seeker and the 18-foot Echo Ranger.

"Boeing unveils game-changing autonomous submarine"

by Ben Coxworth
March 11, 2016