23.12.2023, 12:49
Boeing hat das erste XLUUV ausgeliefert...
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Zitat:US Navy Receives First Orca Drone Submarine From Boeinghttps://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/12/2..._article=1
Boeing has delivered the US Navy’s first Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) in Huntington Beach, California. The XLUUV is a new class of autonomous submarines that can sustain undersea endurance missions, enabling “dominance” across complex and evolving maritime domains.
Named XLE0, the first Orca platform incorporates a diesel-electric hybrid engine with a modular payload section to perform different undersea operations. The 51-foot (15.5-meter) system is designed to accommodate different mission-specific integrations, including communication systems, sensors, and related equipment. [...]
According to the US, information gathered from these completed phases will be applied to the Orca XLUUV 1 throughout 5, all of which will be constructed and shipped for the naval force.
“This is the culmination of more than a decade of pioneering work, developing a long-range, fully autonomous undersea vehicle with a large payload capacity that can operate completely independently of a host vehicle,” Boeing Maritime and Intelligence Systems VP Ann Stevens stated. “I’ve had the distinct pleasure of witnessing our team bring this first-of-its-kind capability to life, and I’m proud of their innovation, perseverance and unwavering commitment which has yielded the most advanced and capable UUV in the world.”
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