Important news in the US project ‘Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform’ (CAMP)whose objective is quickly develop a fleet of capable of deploying smaller autonomous vehicles and torpedoes.
To carry out the program, the US Navy has decided on the Dive-XL autonomous submarine. The American defense technology company On the sensor is in charge of manufacturing the submersible.
Specifically, the Dive-XL autonomous submarine is designed to be able dive to a depth of about 6,000 meters and has the ability to power unfold smalllike the AUV Copperhead or the surveillance robot Seabed Sentry.
Furthermore, the submersible produced by Anduril has autonomy to be able to travel up to 3,700 kilometers and has a proven immersion time of 100 hours over a period of 10 days.
From They highlight that one of the main reasons why the US Navy has chosen to opt for the Dive-XL autonomous submarine for the CAMP program is that “Anduril moves away from traditional snap-on hull construction. Instead, the Dive-XL uses a free-flood modular design, with sensitive components sealed within internal containers.”
Reduction in cost and manufacturing time
The fact that the submersible does not have that pressure hull translates into a significant reduction in economic cost, weight and manufacturing time. Likewise, this feature makes customizing the submarine easier to do.
Through a statement, Anduril has detailed that the company “will complete a long-duration operational demonstration and representative of the Dive-XL within four months from the award of the contract”.
In this sense, the company has highlighted that “Anduril’s autonomous underwater vehicles have accumulated more than 42,355 kilometers and 6,752 mission hours to datedemonstrating the maturity, reliability and long-duration capability required for distributed maritime operations.”
