Other navies’ projects
Other navies’ projects
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40-metre-long “Sea Hunter” has been a USUnited States Navy prototype for unmanned surface systems since 2016. The trimaran has already completed several autonomous voyages over long distances. Here during the large-scale naval exercise RIMPACRim of the Pacific 2022
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The USUnited States Navy’s LOCUST programme tested drone swarms for anti-submarine warfare in 2017. LOCUST stands for Low Cost UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology, i.e. the principle: mass matters.
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In May 2021, the USUnited States Navy’s “Nomad” covered over 4,000 nautical miles from the Gulf of Mexico to California with a reported 98 per cent autonomy. Its cargo deck is used to test various capability modules.
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Three British mine countermeasure drones. The Royal Navy has been testing these systems in cooperation with the French Marine Nationale since 2020 with the delivery of the first autonomous vessels.
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Project “NavyX”: 42-metre-long “Patrick Blackett” has been the Royal Navy’s test platform for autonomous systems since July 2022. Her most striking feature is the cargo deck aft for modular, containerised experiments.
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In 2016, the 17-metre-long autonomous submarine “Echo Voyager” was the prototype for the USUnited States Navy’s Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle “Orca” today.
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Submarine drones like the “Orca” will be used by the USUnited States Navy for reconnaissance and electronic warfare, but also for mine countermeasures. Here at the handover from the manufacturer to the Navy in April 2022
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An assumed Ukrainian naval surface drone, presumably washed up on the coast of Crimea in September 2022. About a month later, seven of these Unmanned Surface Vessels are said to have attacked the Russian fleet in Sevastopol.
source: www.thedrive.com, 21/09/2022; retrieval 24/02/2023
Navies around the world are paying more and more attention to autonomous systems, with the USUnited States Navy and Royal Navy leading the way. But other European partners, such as France, are also participating in the trend. The latter are focusing in particular on unmanned mine countermeasures in the future.
