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UNSEEN uccess on the frontline re- lies largely upon harmoni- ous operations between all sectors of the armed forces,

Swhether that is Army, Navy,

Air Force or Amphibious units. Natu- rally, each unit is assigned operations according the capabilities it brings to the battle? eld and together bring the best of each domain. While this con- cept seems a clear choice for manned operations, multi-domain collabora- tion is rarely seen in unmanned opera- tions. While unmanned systems are increasingly being used in the military domain across air, ground and sea in their own right, they are rarely used in tandem.

Key questions inevitably arise re- garding the ethics and practicalities of deploying unmanned systems into an active military operational environ- ment. Can you send a system into en-

Explore longer, with our emy territory with a list of objectives optimized INS for AUVs.

and trust it to do “the right thing”?

Can you program to react rapidly to

INSpect GS INS products changes in a volatile environment? deliver a stable, accurate,

These are just some of the questions georeferenced position while facing lawmakers, policy makers and being small, light, and low the Executive Branch. As a result to- cost. Available as fully- day’s ? elded unmanned assets have integrated and software- very limited levels of decision mak- only OEM solutions.

ing. They can act as a data gathering

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Hell Bay 4 demonstrated col- laboration using robots from different manufacturers. 10 systems networked together through a central command

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