San Diego, CA, August 23, 2005 -- RD Instruments introduces the Explorer Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), the newest addition to its family of proven DVL products. The new Explorer DVL has been designed to provide precision navigation and current profiling capability aboard small littoral platforms such as AUVs, gliders, expendable UUVs, inspection-class ROVs, and diver platforms.

The Explorer DVL offers RDI's proven product performance and reliability in a highly compact package designed to meet the stringent weight and power constraints of this next generation of smaller littoral vehicles. The product's remote electronics allow for easy installation, and a choice of transducers. Explorer also boasts an open architecture design capable of interfacing with other onboard sensors, such as pressure, GPS, CTD, Gyro and magnetic compass.

RD Instruments is the industry's leading manufacturer of acoustic Doppler current profiling (ADCP) and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) products for a wide array of scientific, commercial and military applications.

For full product details, contact Omer Poroy at +1-858-842-2600 / E-mail: oporoy@teledyne.com, or visit www.dvlnav.com.

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