Video: Seabed Warfare demonstration by iXblue and ECA Group

During the Euronaval 2022 press trip, French companies iXblue and ECA Group conducted a seabed warfare demonstration involving their DRiX unmanned surface vessel (USV) and A18D autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).

Xavier Vavasseur 29 Sep 2022

Guillaume Eudeline, Naval Autonomy Market Director at iXblue, explained that the two systems act as gap fillers and force multipliers to cope with the huge challenges posed by seabed warfare mission (involving depts of 6,000 meters).

Update: The maximum depth of the A18D AUV is 3,000 meters

Tags ECA Group EURONAVAL 2022 iXblue seabed warfare

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur

Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

Video: Seabed Warfare demonstration by iXblue and ECA Group

During the Euronaval 2022 press trip, French companies iXblue and ECA Group conducted a seabed warfare demonstration involving their DRiX unmanned surface vessel (USV) and A18D autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).

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