Politics · 2 days ago
Royal Navy Gets £90m Drone Network To Hunt Russian Submarines
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Britain's Royal Navy will soon get a £90 million network of drones, underwater sensors and AI to track hostile Russian submarines and guard undersea cables in the North Atlantic. Called Atlantic Net, the system will be run with Hampshire firm Ocean Infinity and is expected to support almost 200 new skilled jobs. Defence minister Luke Pollard said the threats under the sea were changing quickly.
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