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The UK has begun to increase the production of autonomous underwater vehicles

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The UK has begun to increase the production of autonomous underwater vehicles, including drones capable of diving to a depth of 1 km. We are talking about contracts worth a total of 6 million pounds (about 538.7 million rubles) for the production of such uninhabited vehicles with a diving depth of up to 1 thousand meters as Gavia Offshore Surveyor and IVER4 580 in the amount of 2 and 3 units, respectively.

According to the information provided by the contractor, the IVER4 580 underwater drones will be able to descend to a depth of up to 300 m, and the presence of batteries in them, which are replaced in "hot mode", will allow to support the further operation of the device.

It is noteworthy that this is the second unmanned drone of the new generation of the IVER4 family for conducting a wide range of missions, including radiation reconnaissance, as well as conducting anti-submarine and mine operations.

The Royal British Navy also acquired 2 more portable Gavia drones based on a modular design, with various surveillance capabilities with side-view sonar, multipath sonar and acoustic Doppler current meter. They also have a module with equipment for oceanographic research.

In Britain itself, they write the following:

Underwater marine drones have been developed as part of the HECLA project, allowing the British Royal Navy to collect and analyze hydrological and oceanographic data. The need for such a technique is caused by interest in further research of the surrounding oceanic environment, in particular, the North Atlantic region, which is a critical zone in terms of underwater operations, especially with regard to the study of such key factors as the percentage of salt, the speed of sound in seawater, as well as its temperature.

I wonder if the interest in gas pipelines from these underwater vehicles will be higher than the interest in the salt content in seawater?..

Additionally, it is reported that information from underwater drones is extremely relevant for warships (Type 23 frigates) and Boeing P-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft. And here it is unlikely that a patrol anti-submarine aircraft is lifted into the sky by the British command in order to determine the percentage of salt content and water temperature in the North Atlantic.

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