Advanced underwater networks
Funds development of unmanned underwater vehicles and networks that let navies team manned and unmanned assets in coordinated swarms.
Advanced underwater networks is a European Defence Fund (EDF) Development Action that funds development of unmanned underwater vehicles and networks letting navies team manned and unmanned assets in coordinated swarms — covering endurance, energy sources, propulsion, communication and interoperable standards for anti-submarine warfare, seabed warfare, ISR and protection of underwater infrastructur…
This topic wants a new generation of unmanned underwater systems and networks — covering endurance, energy sources, propulsion, communication and interoperable standards — that let manned and unmanned underwater vehicles work together in teams or swarms for anti-submarine warfare, seabed warfare, ISR and protection of underwater infrastructure. It builds on prior EU underwater research to reach technology readiness level 7, and potentially 8 for some sub-systems.
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