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Coast Guard Begins Evaluations Of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

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Coast Guard Begins Evaluations Of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

Coast Guard autonomous research vessel supplied by Metal Shark. Photo: Metal Shark

The Coast Guard on Wednesday began a month-long evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off the coast of Hawaii, to examine the capabilities of the vessels to provide persistent maritime surveillance, particularly in remote areas of the oceans. The testing includes three vessels, one from Saildrone that is outfitted with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera, one from Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS) that also includes an EO/IR camera and radar, and one owned by the Coast Guard that was manufactured by Metal…

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