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Indonesia Pursues Underwater Drones to Patrol Strategic Straits

The Indonesian Navy is planning to develop unmanned underwater vehicles with domestic defense firms to strengthen surveillance across the country’s vast maritime territory.

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Taiwan Boosts Naval Defense Through Collaboration With Vatn Systems 

Taiwan is teaming up with American undersea defense technology firm Vatn Systems to support its naval modernization efforts and localize sustainment capacity.

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The Next Underwater Ship Inspector Is a Robot Called ‘Bayonet Sweep’

A Vermont firm is handing underwater inspection and maintenance tasks to robots instead of human divers.

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Raytheon’s New UUV Challenges the Cost of Long-Range Undersea Missions

Raytheon is challenging the economics of long-range underwater operations with a new unmanned undersea vehicle built to go farther without driving up costs.

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US Coast Guard Seeks Technologies to Defeat Underwater Drones 

The US Coast Guard is seeking commercially available technologies to detect, track, and defeat uncrewed underwater vehicles.

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New Autonomous System Offers All-in-One Approach for Undersea Mine Warfare

A new all-in-one autonomous mine countermeasure system from US firm Vatn Systems aims to give naval forces a faster, more flexible way to detect and neutralize underwater mines.

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HII to Extend US Navy’s Lionfish Undersea Drone Production

HII has signed a contract to continue building unmanned underwater vehicles as part of the US Navy’s Lionfish program, expanding an effort that could grow to 200 platforms valued at more than $347 million.

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Drone Maker Global Mark Unveils Massive Underwater Strike Drone

A Ukrainian company known for its aerial drones and electronic warfare systems is venturing underwater for the first time with the unveiling of a massive autonomous drone designed for high-impact strikes.

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Israel Introduces ‘UDA’ Multi-Layered Detection Concept to Counter Subsea Threats

Israeli firm DSIT Solutions is stitching together multiple layers of underwater surveillance with a new Underwater Domain Awareness concept designed to track threats beneath the surface.

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HII to Produce More Lionfish Underwater Drones for US Navy

HII has secured a $36.9-million contract to produce additional Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicles for the US Navy.

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