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British engineers successfully demonstrate UK’s first autonomous extra large submarine “Herne” for military use

A team of British engineers based in Portsmouth has successfully demonstrated a new type of autonomous submarine, developed specifically for military use, off the south coast of England. [...] The vessel, called Herne, is what is known as an extra large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV) and has been configured by BAE Systems to enable militaries to monitor and help protect underwater infrastructure across the vast expanses of the seabed, support anti-submarine warfare and provide another means for them to undertake covert surveillance missions. [...] An added benefit of underwater autonomy is that, without the need to resupply or carry life support systems, Herne will be able to patrol the sub surface domain for far longer than a crewed alternative. It can also be upgraded as new technology or ways of working evolve by using open architecture mission plug-ins.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...itary-use/

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