Underwater warfare gets a boost as UK drone fires heavyweight torpedo in first test
- The UK tested its XV Excalibur, an unmanned underwater drone, by firing a heavyweight torpedo, a self-propelled underwater weapon, in a naval trial.
- Excalibur is a 12-metre-long uncrewed underwater vehicle developed in the UK to support future naval operations.
- The drone launched a US-Australia developed heavyweight torpedo designed to target ships and deep-diving submarines.
- The trial was conducted under the AUKUS partnership between the UK, US and Australia to develop advanced defence technologies.
Source: yahoo.com
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