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Oceaneeing Demos Autonomous Vehicle For Navy and DIU As Potential LDUUV

Friday, April 5th, 2024

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Oceaneeing Demos Autonomous Vehicle For Navy and DIU As Potential LDUUV

Oceaneering's Freedom autonomous underwater vehicle. (Photo: Oceaneering International)

Oceaneering International, Inc. [OII] said it recently wrapped up a week-long Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) demonstration for the Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) with its platform to prototype for a future Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program. The company said it demonstrated a “portfolio of capabilities” to design, engineer, operate, and maintain its Freedom AUV at its subsea autonomy testing facility in Norway. It announced this progress on April 4. Oceaneering said the Freedom AUV was specifically picked…

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