{"id":34141,"date":"2024-04-08T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/08\/saildrone-thales-collaborating-on-sub-sensing-unmanned-surface-vessel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:58:24","slug":"saildrone-thales-collaborating-on-sub-sensing-unmanned-surface-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2024\/04\/08\/saildrone-thales-collaborating-on-sub-sensing-unmanned-surface-vessel\/","title":{"rendered":"Saildrone, Thales collaborating on sub-sensing unmanned surface vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 Two defense companies separated by vast stretches of water are collaborating on drone boats capable of spotting submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S.-based Saildrone and Thales Australia, a division of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2022\/10\/18\/nexter-thales-rapidfire-turret-to-help-french-navy-fight-drone-swarms\/\" target=\"_blank\">France-based Thales Group<\/a>, on April 8 said they would outfit the former\u2019s<b> <\/b>Surveyor unmanned surface vessels with the latter\u2019s BlueSentry towed arrays capable of detecting and classifying crafts on or below the waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement coincided with the start of the Navy League\u2019s Sea-Air-Space conference here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense has long sought an unmanned or autonomous ability to surveil stealthy submersibles; DARPA, for example, more than a decade ago launched the Anti-Submarine Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel effort. 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Christopher Mahoney viewed Surveyor construction last month during shipbuilding tours along the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsing unmanned assets helps put more players on the field by freeing up manned assets for more specific and important tasks,\u201d Franchetti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/3697060\/cno-acmc-travel-to-gulf-coast-for-shipbuilding-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement at the time<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s good to see high tech industry partnering with the traditional shipbuilding industrial base to rapidly deliver cutting-edge products at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Navy leadership has advocated for a hybrid fleet, with sailors and Marines augmented by smart machines and the equipment they 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