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July 12th, 2011 by VMSB – DEFESA Global
The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa) is to receive undisclosed quantities of AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) unmanned vehicles developed and built in Portugal. The supply includes associates systems like command and control terminals.
The unmammed system called SeaCon have been developed for two years by the Portuguese Navy and the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) with funding from the Portuguese Ministry of Defence.
Other organizations like the NATO Naval Undersea Research Center, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, the U.S. Navy Naval Undersea Warfare Center (US Navy) and as well as the U.S. Coast Guard have contributed for the project.
SeaCon can support submarine mapping, mine warfare operations, reconnaissance tasks, search and rescue missions and combat pollution.
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