EP2703280B2 - Appareil de stockage de moyens de combat pour stocker des moyens de combat, comme des mines sous-marines, véhicule sous-marin non habité doté d'un tel appareil de stockage de moyens de combat et procédé associé - Google Patents

Appareil de stockage de moyens de combat pour stocker des moyens de combat, comme des mines sous-marines, véhicule sous-marin non habité doté d'un tel appareil de stockage de moyens de combat et procédé associé Download PDF

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EP2703280B2
EP2703280B2 EP13192782.4A EP13192782A EP2703280B2 EP 2703280 B2 EP2703280 B2 EP 2703280B2 EP 13192782 A EP13192782 A EP 13192782A EP 2703280 B2 EP2703280 B2 EP 2703280B2
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  • the invention relates to an explosive ordnance disposal device for clearing explosive ordnance, such as sea mines or ammunition sunk in waters, underwater by detonating the explosive ordnance.
  • the invention also relates to an unmanned underwater vehicle with such an explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • the invention relates to a corresponding method for clearing explosive ordnance using such an explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • unmanned underwater vehicles are used as mine destruction drones, such as the unmanned underwater vehicles sold by the applicant under the brands "Seefuchs" or "Seafox".
  • Shaped charges with only a small amount of explosives e.g. one to two kilos, are built into such mine destruction drones.
  • the mine destruction drone is driven directly up to the object to be destroyed for mine destruction or general ordnance disposal.
  • the shaped charge is then ignited inside the underwater vehicle, blowing up the underwater vehicle together with the object.
  • This method is highly efficient and also requires only a small amount of explosives. However, the method is costly, since an underwater vehicle is lost with each use.
  • the US$3,880,103 discloses a wired mine detection system which consists of an aircraft connected to a light module via a cable, the light module in turn being connected to an underwater vehicle via a cable.
  • the underwater vehicle can deposit an explosive charge for neutralization near a mine using a robotic arm.
  • the GB 2 234 203 A discloses an underwater weapon for mine clearance, which is gripped by a remote-controlled underwater vehicle using a gripper arm and transported to a mine and pressed against this mine for fixation.
  • the invention is based on the problem of making underwater explosive ordnance clearance more cost-effective without significantly increasing the amount of explosives required.
  • the use of conventional unmanned underwater vehicles, in particular conventional mine-clearing drones, should be made possible without changing their design.
  • the invention solves this problem with an explosive ordnance disposal device according to claim 1, an unmanned underwater vehicle with such an explosive ordnance disposal device according to claim 12 and by a method for clearing explosive ordnance using such an explosive ordnance disposal device according to claim 13.
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that the use of small explosive charges requires the explosive charge to be positioned precisely on the munition. Only if the explosive charge is positioned precisely will a small amount of explosive be sufficient to destroy the munition.
  • the invention is based on the further finding that, due to the use of small underwater vehicles, the self-trimming of the underwater vehicle can be permanently negatively influenced if the clearance charge is separated from the underwater vehicle. Inadequate self-trimming, however, leads either to the loss of the underwater vehicle because it can no longer be controlled, or to time-consuming re-trimming, which significantly extends mission durations.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device is not an integral part of an underwater vehicle, but merely as an attachment for an unmanned underwater vehicle. The underwater vehicle thus only serves as a transport vehicle for the actual explosive ordnance disposal device, which is detached from the underwater vehicle at the explosive ordnance.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device has means for detachably connecting it to the underwater vehicle.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device is thus separated from the underwater vehicle in the area of the explosive ordnance, so that the underwater vehicle can move away from the danger zone before the explosive ordnance is detonated.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device has a holding device for fixing the explosive ordnance disposal device to the explosive ordnance.
  • a holding device for fixing ensures that the explosive ordnance disposal device remains in the correct position and alignment with respect to the explosive ordnance, even if the unmanned underwater vehicle has moved away from the explosive ordnance and the explosive ordnance disposal device is exposed to a current, for example.
  • the exact alignment of the explosive ordnance disposal device with respect to the explosive ordnance advantageously enables the use of only small quantities of explosives, which is advantageous for the reasons already mentioned above with regard to the safety requirements when storing and transporting explosives.
  • the means for detachably connecting the explosive ordnance disposal device to an unmanned underwater vehicle and the holding device are designed such that when the holding device for fixing the explosive ordnance disposal device to the explosive device is activated, the means for detachably connecting are activated at the same time, so that a mechanical connection of the explosive ordnance disposal device to the unmanned underwater vehicle is released.
  • Such simultaneous attachment of the explosive ordnance disposal device to the ordnance and detachment of the explosive ordnance disposal device from the unmanned watercraft enables the use of conventional unmanned underwater vehicles, in particular conventional mine-destruction drones, without having to change their design. Instead, the explosive ordnance disposal device is simply attached to the underwater vehicle. When the holding device for securing the explosive ordnance disposal device to the ordnance is activated, the explosive ordnance disposal device is simultaneously released from the underwater vehicle so that the underwater vehicle can be brought to a safe distance from the ordnance.
  • the volume of the explosive ordnance disposal device is selected in such a way that the buoyancy force acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device underwater compensates for the gravity acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device is therefore buoyancy-neutral. Detaching the explosive ordnance disposal device from the underwater vehicle does not lead to a change in the (positive or negative) buoyancy of the underwater vehicle. The underwater vehicle can therefore be controlled without any problems even after the explosive ordnance disposal device has been detaching from the underwater vehicle.
  • the invention thus advantageously enables the use of small, unmanned underwater vehicles that do not require complex equipment for buoyancy neutralization or trimming.
  • the invention thus creates a possibility for the use of small, inexpensive underwater vehicles that can be reused after use, since the actual explosive ordnance disposal device is separate from the underwater vehicle and can be separated.
  • a clearing charge containing explosives and/or a decoy device for simulating the properties of ships or submarines with an ordnance disposal device according to the invention attached to an unmanned underwater vehicle on the ordnance.
  • a decoy device serves to deceive the detonator of a mine, which then activates its own ignition mechanism and thus blows itself up and clears itself.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device After the explosive ordnance disposal device with the clearing charge or decoy device has been placed, the explosive ordnance disposal device is detached from the unmanned underwater vehicle. The unmanned underwater vehicle is then brought to a distance from the explosive ordnance that is greater than or equal to a specified safety distance. The explosive charge and/or decoy device is then activated so that the explosive ordnance is detonated.
  • the mass distribution within the explosive ordnance disposal device is selected such that, regardless of the orientation of the explosive ordnance disposal device in the water, no alignment moment acts on the explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device is therefore designed in such a way that it is not only buoyancy-neutral, but that it remains in the water in any position or orientation without a torque acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • the mass distribution is therefore advantageously selected in such a way that the resulting buoyancy force for the entire explosive ordnance disposal device acts at the same point as the resulting gravity acting on the entire explosive ordnance disposal device. In this way, detaching the explosive ordnance disposal device from the unmanned underwater vehicle does not cause a torque on the underwater vehicle that would have to be compensated by a trim change.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device has one or more clearing charges with a directional effect, in particular one or more shaped charges, and a detonator for igniting the clearing charge(s).
  • the use of clearing charges with a directional effect increases the efficiency of the explosives used. This measure helps to keep the amount of explosives to be transported on board the mother ship low. This leads to low safety requirements when transporting and storing the explosive ordnance disposal devices on board the respective mother ship.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device has, alternatively or in addition to one or more clearing charges, a decoy device for simulating the properties of a ship or a submarine.
  • a decoy device for simulating the properties of a ship or a submarine.
  • Such decoy devices are advantageously acoustic or magnetic.
  • Such a decoy device preferably has means for generating ship noises or submarine noises and thus simulates the presence of a ship or submarine in the area of a mine.
  • the ignition mechanism provided in a mine reacts - depending on the design of the mine - to such noises and causes the mine to detonate. In this way, an explosive ordnance can be cleared using a decoy device without the use of additional explosives.
  • such a decoy device has means for generating a magnetic field.
  • detonation devices for sea mines react to changes in the earth's magnetic field caused by metal ship hulls or submarine hulls.
  • a magnetic field sensor in the detonation mechanism of a sea mine can be deceived in such a way that it causes the sea mine to detonate.
  • Such devices allow the explosive ordnance disposal device to be easily activated in order to detonate the ordnance.
  • an electroacoustic transducer to receive an activation signal via an acoustic signal has cost advantages, as a complex radio buoy is not required. However, such an acoustic channel can be impaired due to temperature stratification or salinity stratification in the water.
  • An ignition cable for receiving an activation signal is also a robust alternative, which is particularly suitable for short distances.
  • a time-delayed ignition mechanism is a very cost-effective option, which is used in particular when it can be ensured that there is no danger to people or equipment within the detonation radius at the time of ignition.
  • such a holding device for fixing the explosive ordnance disposal device to the ordnance comprises a nail gun, an electromagnet and/or a vacuum device.
  • Such holding devices are advantageously activated by the explosive ordnance disposal device coming into contact with the explosive ordnance. Additionally or alternatively, such a holding device can be activated by metal sensors which signal that the explosive ordnance disposal device is located directly in the area of a mine or ammunition parts.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device can therefore be used cost-effectively as an attachment for a conventional unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • the means for detachable connection and the holding device comprise at least one common integral unit which comprises the above-mentioned nail gun.
  • the integral unit comprises a sleeve, a nail, a bolt, a cartridge, a cartridge ignition device and a holding member for a fastening means for fastening the explosive ordnance disposal device to the unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • the holding member is connected to the bolt via a driver. Furthermore, the nail, the bolt and the cartridge are axially aligned with one another within the sleeve.
  • the cartridge ignition device When the cartridge ignition device is activated, which occurs, for example, through contact between the explosive ordnance disposal device and the explosive ordnance or through a metal sensor, the cartridge drives the bolt against the nail so that the nail is driven into an end position in the sleeve in which it fastens the explosive ordnance disposal device to the explosive ordnance, and at the same time the holding member is moved from an initial position in which the holding member locks the fastening means to an end position in which the fastening means is released.
  • the cartridge ignition device By activating the cartridge ignition device, a nail is driven into the explosive ordnance and at the same time the explosive ordnance disposal device is released from the unmanned underwater vehicle.
  • Fig.1 shows an explosive ordnance disposal device 10, which is designed as an attachment for an unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and is detachably attached to this underwater vehicle 12.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is arranged detachably attached to the bow of the unmanned underwater vehicle 12, wherein the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is fixed to the unmanned underwater vehicle with a fastening means 14 designed as an elastic band. Both ends of the elastic band 14 each engage an integral unit 16, 18 for providing both a holding device for fixing the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 to the explosive ordnance and means for detachably connecting the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 to the underwater vehicle 12. A middle section of the elastic band 14 engages a projection 20 on the unmanned underwater vehicle 12. Due to the elasticity of the band 14, the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is thus pulled or pressed like a cap onto the bow of the unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and thus fixed to it.
  • This attachment of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 to the underwater vehicle 12 is, however, detachable.
  • the elastic band 14 is released from the integral units 16, 18. In doing so, the connection between the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 and the underwater vehicle 12 is removed and the underwater vehicle can move away from the explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • the integral units 16, 18 each comprise a holding device 22, 24 with which the explosive ordnance disposal device can be fixed to an explosive device, for example a mine 26.
  • a mine 26 for example a mine 26.
  • the mine is shown as an anchor mine. However, the mine can also be designed as a conventional bottom mine. Furthermore, the invention is not limited to the clearance of mines, but also relates to the clearance of ammunition.
  • Fig.2 shows the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 from Fig.1 after activation of the holding devices 22, 24 on the mine 26.
  • the holding devices are designed as nail guns which drive nails into the mine 26 by means of cartridges and use these nails to attach the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 to the mine 26.
  • one or more hollow charges 28 are provided on the explosive ordnance disposal device 10, each of which forms a clearing charge with a directional effect.
  • the direction of the clearing charge preferably points in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the holding devices 22, 24, which in turn preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the underwater vehicle when the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is fixed to the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the underwater vehicle 12 can be guided head-on towards a mine 26, whereby, as in Fig.1 shown, the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is mounted on the bow of the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the holding devices 22, 24 are activated so that the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is attached to the mine 26.
  • the elastic band 14 is released from the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 so that the unmanned underwater vehicle 12 can detach itself from the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 and be removed.
  • a conventional unmanned underwater vehicle 12 can transport an explosive ordnance disposal device 10 designed as an attachment to an explosive device, e.g. the mine 26.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is then fixed to the mine 26 by contact of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 with the mine 26 or by the above-mentioned significant approach.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is detached from the underwater vehicle 12 and the underwater vehicle 12 is brought to a distance from the explosive device that is greater than or equal to a predetermined safety distance.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 then causes the explosive device 26 to be detonated by activating a clearance charge, e.g.
  • detaching the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 from the underwater vehicle 12 does not cause any forces or torques on the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the volume of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is selected such that the water displaced by this volume corresponds to the mass of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10. Due to this design, the buoyancy force acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 underwater compensates for the gravity acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device 10. The explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is therefore buoyancy-neutral. Therefore, detaching the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 from the underwater vehicle 12 does not change the (positive or negative) buoyancy properties of the underwater vehicle 12. This makes a trim change of the underwater vehicle 12 after detaching the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 unnecessary.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is also designed in such a way that the buoyancy force acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 underwater acts at the same place as the gravity acting on the explosive ordnance disposal device 10.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 thus "floats" in any position or orientation, so that regardless of the orientation of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 in the water, no alignment moments occur that would change the orientation of the explosive ordnance disposal device.
  • Such a mass distribution within the explosive ordnance disposal device not only ensures that the holding devices 22, 24 are stressed as little as possible. Rather, such a mass distribution also means that after the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 is detached from the underwater vehicle 12, the underwater vehicle 12 does not have to be changed in terms of its trim, i.e. the underwater vehicle 12 does not have to be re-trimmed.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 further comprises a radio buoy 30, which is connected via a line 32 to a detonator and/or a decoy device, which is/are housed in the explosive ordnance disposal device 10.
  • the radio buoy is part of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10. However, it is released from the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 when the explosive ordnance disposal device is fixed to the ordnance (mine 26). At the same time, a buoyancy body is activated on the radio buoy, which provides buoyancy on the radio buoy. Alternatively, the radio buoy itself already provides buoyancy, which is compensated by the remaining part of the explosive ordnance disposal device 10.
  • the radio buoy is used to receive an activation signal via a radio link from a control platform, e.g. a mother ship, which can be a minehunter, for example.
  • a control platform e.g. a mother ship, which can be a minehunter, for example.
  • Fig.3 illustrates the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 in a view from above, namely when fixed with the elastic band 14 to the projection 20 of the underwater vehicle 12.
  • the basic construction of the integral units 16, 18 is shown in more detail.
  • the means for detachable connection comprise in particular the elastic band 14 and a holding member 34, 36, which is arranged so as to be axially displaceable within a sleeve H1 or H2 of the integral unit 16 or 18.
  • the elastic band 14 has at each of its ends a loop 38, 40 which grips around a holding member 34, 36.
  • the holding members 34, 36 are initially located in a Fig.3 shown starting position, which enables such a gripping of the loops 38, 40. In this starting position, a section of each of the holding members 34, 36 protrudes from the respective sleeve-like integral units 16, 18.
  • Each holding member 34 or 36 is connected to a bolt 42 or 44 via a driver 46 or 48. The driver 46 or 48 ensures that the respective holding member 34 or 36 moves together with the respective bolt 42 or 44.
  • the bolt 42 or 44 is driven by a cartridge 50 or 52, which is ignited by a cartridge ignition device 54 or 56.
  • the cartridge ignition device 54 or 56 is only shown schematically. These cartridge ignition devices 54, 56 are, for example, a trigger mechanism that is triggered when the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 comes into contact with an object and/or a metal detector.
  • Firing of the cartridge 50 or 52 causes the bolt 42 or 44 to be driven.
  • the bolt 42 or 44 moves to the left.
  • Such a movement of the bolt 42, 44 ensures that a nail 58 or 60 is driven into an end position against a base plate 62 or 64 of the sleeve H1 or H2.
  • the nails 58, 60 are strong enough to penetrate the steel casing of a mine or ammunition.
  • Fig.4 shows the integral units 16, 18 after firing the cartridges 50, 52.
  • the bolt 42 or 44 has driven the nail 58 or 60 into the body of the mine 26.
  • the tip of the nail 58 or 60 expands during this process and thus ensures that the nail 58 or 60 cannot be pulled out of the mine 26 again.
  • Fig.4 further illustrates that the holding members 34, 36 have been pulled into the interior of the respective integral unit 16 or 18 via the drivers 46 or 48.
  • the loops 38, 40 of the elastic band 14 have lost their respective hold and thus the connection between the unmanned underwater vehicle 12 and the explosive ordnance disposal device 10 has been released.
  • Fig.5 shows a further embodiment of an explosive ordnance disposal device 10', namely in a dashed representation when attached to a support frame on an underwater vehicle 12.
  • this explosive ordnance disposal device 10' is placed in the area of a bottom mine 66.
  • the explosive ordnance disposal device 10' has several, in particular three, legs 68, which give the explosive ordnance disposal device 10' a secure hold.
  • this explosive ordnance disposal device 10' is only placed in the immediate area of the explosive ordnance, but not fixed to the explosive ordnance.
  • Such a procedure is particularly advantageous when a bottom mine has already sunk into the sediment. In this case, it is more promising to arrange and detonate a clearing charge with directional effect as close as possible to the mine.
  • the invention it is possible to use conventional unmanned underwater vehicles, in particular mine-hunting drones, for multiple uses, since the actual explosive ordnance disposal device is only intended as an attachment to the underwater vehicle. Therefore, only the explosive ordnance disposal device has to be sacrificed during each use, while the unmanned underwater vehicle is reusable.

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  1. Appareil de dégagement de munitions pour dégager des munitions (26), telles que des mines navales ou des munitions coulées dans des étendues d'eau, sous l'eau en faisant exploser les munitions (26), dans lequel l'appareil de dégagement de munitions (10, 10') comprend un dispositif de maintien (22, 24) pour fixer l'appareil de dégagement de munitions sur les munitions (26) et des moyens (14, 34, 36) pour le raccord amovible à un véhicule sous-marin sans pilote (12), dans lequel le volume de l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10') est choisi de manière à ce que la flottabilité agissant sous l'eau sur l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10') compense la force gravitationnelle agissant sur l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10'), caractérisé par la formation d'une couche d'eau sur la surface de l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10'), 10'), caractérisé par la formation des moyens (14, 34, 36) de connexion amovible de l'appareil de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions (10, 10') à un véhicule sous-marin sans équipage (12) et du dispositif de maintien (22, 24) de sorte que, lors de l'activation du dispositif de maintien (22, 24) pour fixer l'appareil de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions (10, 10') sur la munition (10, 10'), l'appareil de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions (10, 10') peut être fixé sur la munition, 10') sur la munition (26), les moyens (14, 34, 36) de connexion amovible sont actionnés en même temps, de sorte qu'une connexion mécanique de l'appareil de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions (10, 10') au véhicule sous-marin téléguidé (12) est libérée, et en ce que le dispositif de maintien (22, 24) comprend :
    - un pistolet à clous et/ou
    - un électro-aimant et/ou
    - un appareil à vide.
  2. Appareil de dégagement des munitions selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la répartition de la masse à l'intérieur de l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10') est choisie de manière à ce que, quelle que soit l'orientation de l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10') dans l'eau, aucun moment d'orientation ne se produise.
  3. Appareil de dégagement des munitions selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions (10, 10') comprend une ou plusieurs charges de neutralisation (28) à effet directionnel, en particulier une ou plusieurs charges creuses, et un détonateur pour faire exploser la ou les charges de neutralisation (28).
  4. Appareil de dégagement selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de déminage (10, 10') comprend un dispositif de simulation pour simuler les caractéristiques d'un navire ou d'un sous-marin.
  5. Appareil de dégagement selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de simulation comprend des moyens pour générer des bruits de navire ou des bruits de sous-marin et/ou des moyens pour générer un champ magnétique.
  6. Appareil de dégagement selon l'une des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé par des moyens d'activation du détonateur et/ou du dispositif de simulation, dans lequel ces moyens comprennent :
    - une bouée radio (30) détachable de l'appareil de déminage (10, 10') pour recevoir un signal d'activation par voie radio et/ou
    - un transducteur électroacoustique pour recevoir un signal d'activation via un canal acoustique et/ou
    - un câble de détonateur pour recevoir un signal d'activation via le câble de détonateur et/ou
    - un mécanisme de fusible à retardement.
  7. Appareil de dégagement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, lorsque le dispositif de maintien (22, 24) comprend un pistolet à clous, les moyens (14, 34, 36) pour la connexion détachable et le dispositif de maintien (22, 24) comprennent au moins une unité intégrale commune (16, 18), qui comprend le pistolet à clous, dans laquelle l'unité intégrale (16, 18) comprend un boîtier (41, 42), un clou (58, 60), un boulon (42, 44), une cartouche (50, 52), un dispositif de détonation de cartouche (54, 56) et un élément de maintien (34, 36) pour un moyen de fixation (14) permettant de fixer l'appareil de neutralisation des munitions au véhicule sous-marin sans équipage (12), dans lequel l'élément de maintien (34, 36) est relié au boulon (42, 44) par un support (46, 48), dans lequel le clou (58, 60), le boulon (42, 44) et la cartouche (50, 52) sont alignés axialement l'un par rapport à l'autre à l'intérieur du boîtier (H1, H2), dans lequel, lors de l'activation du dispositif de détonation de la cartouche (54, 56), la cartouche (50, 52) entraîne le boulon (42, 44) contre le clou (58, 44) et la cartouche (50, 52), 44) contre le clou (58, 60), de sorte que le clou (58, 60) est enfoncé dans une position finale dans le boîtier (H1, H2) et, en même temps, l'élément de maintien (34, 36) est amené d'une position de départ, dans laquelle il bloque le moyen de fixation (14), à une position finale, dans laquelle le moyen de fixation (14) est libéré.
  8. Véhicule sous-marin sans équipage équipé d'un appareil de dégagement (10, 10') selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7.
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