The Australian’s Ben Packham has taken a look at C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel.
He writes, ‘An Australian-developed underwater drone is firming as an option to expand Australia’s undersea capabilities ahead of the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines.
The 8m-long Speartooth underwater drone is cheap enough to be procured by the thousand to undertake a variety of missions ….
The Defence Strategic Review released on Monday identified uncrewed submarines as a critical capability in a welcome development for the Speartooth’s developers, C2 Robotics.
The review’s demands for more innovation, a greater appetite for procurement risk and more rapid development timelines are also a win for the company, which believes the drone is close to being ready for operational deployment.’
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