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Navy/USMC

Elbit Reveals UK USV Anti-Sub Trials

Monday, June 8th, 2020

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Elbit Reveals UK USV Anti-Sub Trials

The Seagull Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) fitted with the Towed Reelable Actie Passive Sonar (TRAPS) during sea trials in April 2020. (Photo: Elbit Systems)

Elbit Systems [ESLT] on Monday said its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) finished a set of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) trials with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) last October. Elbit’s U.K. business was one of several U.K. companies chosen to take part on the second phase of the MoD’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Progeny Framework, which is exploring how autonomous systems could support ASW operations. Elbit said during the trials the Seagull multi-mission, multi-sensor USV demonstrated its…

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