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Royal Navy robotic sub controlled from 10,000 miles away
The prototype Royal Navy robotic submarine XV-Excalibur has provided a glimpse of the fleet of the future by patrolling the waters at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, England while controlled from a command center in Australia 10,000 miles (16,000 km) away.
View gallery - 4 images The prototype Royal Navy robotic submarine XV-Excalibur has provided a glimpse of the fleet of the future by patrolling the waters at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, England while controlled from a command center in Australia 10,000 miles (16,000 km) away. Part of Project Cetus and built by Plymouth-based MSubs, the Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel (XLUUV) XV-Excalibur was unveiled in May as a demonstrator platform to explore how best to use large robotic submarines to augment the Navy's fleet of nuclear attack boats. A retired field archaeologist and university lecturer, he has a background in the history of science, technology, and medicine with a particular emphasis on aerospace, military, and cybernetic subjects.
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