"Autonomous uncrewed submarines represent a genuine step-change in the underwater battle space, said Scott Jamieson, the managing director for maritime and land defence solutions at BAE Systems, Britain's dominant weapons company and builder of its nuclear submarines. The new drones under development would allow navies to scale up in ways that just weren't available before, at a fraction of the cost of manned submarines, he said."
"Navies around the world are racing to add autonomous submarines. The UK's Royal Navy is planning a fleet of underwater uncrewed vehicles (UUVs) which will, for the first time, take a leading role in tracking submarines and protecting undersea cables and pipelines. Australia has committed to spending $1.7bn (1.3bn) on Ghost Shark submarines to counter Chinese submarines. The huge US Navy is spending billions on several UUV projects, including one already in use that can be launched from nuclear submarines."
"The opportunity of a huge new market is pitting big, experienced defence companies, including BAE Systems and the US's General Dynamics and Boeing against weapons tech startups such as the American firm Anduril the maker of the Ghost Shark and Germany's Helsing. The startups claim they can move faster and cheaper. Anduril's Ghost Shark is an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV) that has been ordered by the Royal Australian Navy."
Navies worldwide are racing to deploy autonomous uncrewed submarines and underwater uncrewed vehicles (UUVs) for surveillance, submarine tracking, and protection of undersea cables and pipelines. The UK plans a fleet of UUVs to take a leading role in tracking submarines and safeguarding undersea infrastructure. Australia committed $1.7bn to Ghost Shark submarines to counter Chinese submarines. The US Navy is investing billions in multiple UUV projects, including systems launchable from nuclear submarines. Autonomous UUVs enable scalable, lower-cost underwater operations compared with manned submarines, creating a large market contested by established defence firms and agile startups.
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