Solar Sailor subsidiary wins US Navy grant for Unmanned Ocean Vehicles

Press Release
June 29, 2005

SOLAR SAILOR HOLDINGS LTD is proud to announce US subsidiary company UOV LLC (uovehicles.com) based in Virginia has received a Phase 1 US Navy grant for the development of its patented unmanned ocean vehicles (UOV’s). The automated and networked UOV’s will be used for military and coast guard purposes, and have commercial and oceanographic applications including tsunami early warning systems.

The US Navy is interested in the Unmanned Ocean Vehicles in order to meet their need for surveillance vessels to roam the world's oceans. The UOV's use of solar & wind power enables it to act as an autonomous vehicle with almost unlimited range and endurance.

UOV LLC is a part owned subsidary company of SSHL headquartered near Fredericksburg, Virginia, with the key objective of the rapid development and production of a family of unmanned ocean vehicles.

For more information, contact UOV at info@uovehicles.com or visit www.uovehicles.com

UOV LLC
Telephone:
540-775-9470
Address:
The UOV Company
4504 Caledon Road
King George, VA  22485

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