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ter-unmanned aerial system missions.

Purpose-built for autonomous maritime patrols and interdiction, STORMRUN-

NER has a 40+ knot top speed, 700+ nautical mile endurance, and modular Saronic has released two new ASV models: payload bay. the 40-foot Mirage and the 60-foot Cipher.

Saildrone has introduced Spectre, a

Source: Saronic 52-meter, 250 ton USV capable of up to 30 knots. Spectre is designed to deliver multi-mission operation above and below the surface. Fincantieri Marinette Marine will build the aluminum hull form at its

Wisconsin shipyards which have the ca- pacity to build ? ve Spectre vessels per

Ç??˪¯©©¯ª¯ªª?Ç?¯ª year. The vessel’s concealed payload deck provides room for dual 40-foot con- tainers or up to ? ve 20-foot containers. It allows easy deployment of payloads via the transom, while the bulwarks protect them from view and sea spray.

In the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market, Cellula Robotics USA is delivering its commercial off-the- shelf, fuel cell-powered Guardian AUV under a contract awarded to Metron by the Defense Innovation Unit as part of the Combat Autonomous Maritime

Platform initiative. The vehicle is de- signed for long endurance missions, with the ability to carry and deploy payloads at range. The company is collaborating with Schilling Robotics,

Integer Technologies and General Dy- namics Applied Physical Sciences to deliver the solution.

Innovation continues. Poseidon’s Forge has launched its DarkWake AUV, a ? ex- 6RXWK%D\&DEOHVDUHWKH8QFRPPRQ&RQQHFWLRQIRU ible, mission-con? gurable platform. En-

WRXJKMREVDURXQGWKHZRUOG4XDOLW\DQGUHOLDELOLW\DUH gineered with a ? ooded architecture to reduce mechanical complexity, the plat-

GHVLJQHGDQGPDQXIDFWXUHGLQWRHYHU\FDEOHZHEXLOG form is the ? rst AUV to offer the option of an integrated solid-state battery tech- nology outside a pressure tolerant hous- ing, delivering improved safety using a solid electrolyte and higher energy den- ìCôðìcñðôCíìóî sity while contributing to overall system

Ár¤?ÁJÁ¯ËÇ?~rÛr~¤?ö¯© simpli? cation and performance.

Á¯ËÇ?~rÛr~¤?ö¯© “Investment in unmanned systems is

H½¯Ë?YO7rªËrÇ˽?½O?ª?ìôðò the new arms race,” says Lewis. “These systems are now being tested in combat, and this is drawing in a huge amount of capital from not just in the U.S., but &'"&2i8"'8K YOU=72&'"&2i8"'8KYOU=72

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