The US Navy has selected military technology company Anduril Industries to participate in a program to develop large-scale autonomous submarines.
The initiative is a CAMP part of a project created by the US Department of Defense to accelerate the development of extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles capable of increasing the range and capabilities of long-range submarine missions.
As part of the agreement, the company must perform an extended demonstration within four months of signing the contract Dive-XL with an autonomous vehicle. The purpose of the test is to evaluate the system’s performance under realistic operating conditions by measuring factors such as autonomy, endurance and range during submarine missions.
The selection was made after a competitive process led by the Defense Innovation Unit. According to the company, their autonomous underwater vehicles have already completed more than 42,000 kilometers of operations and 6,700 hours of missions, proving the reliability and long-term operational capability of these platforms.
In addition to the new contract with the US Navy, Anduril highlighted its previous experience in the Ghost Shark program, which it implemented in cooperation with the Royal Australian Navy. Currently, the Dive-XL is manufactured in Sydney, Australia, while a plant in Quonset Point is being prepared to produce dozens of these platforms and hundreds of smaller vehicles each year.
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Source: UK Defence Journal | Photo: X @anduriltech | This content is generated with the help of artificial intelligence and verified by the editors
