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These can include taking off from the water, which can be an obstacle in itself, as well as retrieving an unmanned underwater vehicle after mission completion, a task sometimes difficult due to the amount of water displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company representative noted that another challenging factor for operators may relate to the level of maturity of the technology deployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor instance, in looking at Ukraine, they have developed very clever UUVs but many still require permanent data link, which underwater can be very limiting, as it means you have an antenna above water and are more detectable and cannot dive,\u201d de Tourcy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the summer, the French company won a contract by the nation\u2019s defense procurement agency DGA to study the design of an unmanned combat underwater vehicle. The first phase began this month and consists of use cases of the technology that will end with the definition of a prototype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once completed, the second phase will involve further trialing of the prototype with the French Navy as well as other naval forces. 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