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Anduril Touts 100 Hour Voyage Of Extra Large AUV, 1,000 Mile Trip Ahead

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 9th, 2024

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Anduril Touts 100 Hour Voyage Of Extra Large AUV, 1,000 Mile Trip Ahead

Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle. (Photo: Australian Ministry of Defence)

Anduril Industries recently sailed its Dive-XL extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) for a 100-hour single voyage, a record so far for a vessel of this class, with longer submerged voyages ahead in the coming weeks, the company said on Monday. This ongoing testing will lead to a 1,000 nautical mile fully submerged voyage of Dive-XL in the first half of 2025, the company said. “That achievement will itself be just another important milestone as we unlock the full, multi-thousand mile…

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