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[#DRONES] ⚓️💡Episode 5 – Drones: First dives for Naval Group's DDO After successful factory tests, Naval Group's demonstrator of XL Underwater Autonomous System (DDO) is passing its functional (communication, sensors...) and surface and underwater navigation performances tests.

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After the evacuation of nearly 11,000 people around Odisha's Chandipur Test Range, DRDO has now revealed the reason behind the heightened security. India successfully conducted three major flight tests, validating its Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system and the new Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-MR). The tests showcased India's growing ability to intercept incoming ballistic missiles and strike hostile warships from long distances. A significant step forward in building a multi-layered defence shield for the nation. #drdo #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileLaunch #indianairforce #indiannavy

After the evacuation of nearly 11,000 people around Odisha's Chandipur Test Range, DRDO has now revealed the reason behind the heightened security. India successfully conducted three major flight tests, validating its Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system and the new Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-MR). The tests showcased India's growing ability to intercept incoming ballistic missiles and strike hostile warships from long distances. A significant step forward in building a multi-layered defence shield for the nation. #drdo #missiles #MissileStrike #MissileLaunch #indianairforce #indiannavy

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The Middle East is stuck in phases of peace talks and fragile ceasefires. Tehran's drones continue to threaten maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Ministers were clear that Iran's actions are unacceptable. In response, EU Member States in Brussels today sanctioned Iranians over restricting naval traffic in the Strait. This is the first time the EU applies its new freedom of navigation sanctions regime. My press remarks in Cyprus with Vasilis Palmas ↓

The Middle East is stuck in phases of peace talks and fragile ceasefires. Tehran's drones continue to threaten maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Ministers were clear that Iran's actions are unacceptable. In response, EU Member States in Brussels today sanctioned Iranians over restricting naval traffic in the Strait. This is the first time the EU applies its new freedom of navigation sanctions regime. My press remarks in Cyprus with Vasilis Palmas ↓

Kaja Kallas

145,900 views • 2 months ago

Ulysses is coming out of stealth today with: ‣ $1 million in revenue ‣ $2 million raised ‣ 5 hardware generations ...one year after their founding. They're building autonomous underwater drones — first to restore seagrass, and someday to counteract narco-subs. Ulysses co-founder and CEO Akhil Voorakkara met me at my office in San Francisco to talk through the technical details. HD Version at the link in my bio. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introducing Ulysses 02:20 — What is their robot capable of? 04:20 — How are they iterating so quickly through hardware prototypes? 12:57 — Why not buy more off the shelf? 16:15 — What technical requirements drove the hardware design? 21:06 — What other designs inspired this one? 23:28 — Underwater Design 101 30:38 — Why make it autonomous? 32:39 — What is their approach to autonomy? 36:44 — How did Ulysses decide to focus on sea restoration? 44:47 — Who else is building underwater drones? 47:57 — How do their drones differ from the more expensive existing ones? 49:05 — What limits drone working lifetime? 50:35 — How can you make technical progress with <5 employees? 54:51 — What's the next technical milestone to clear?

Ulysses is coming out of stealth today with: ‣ $1 million in revenue ‣ $2 million raised ‣ 5 hardware generations ...one year after their founding. They're building autonomous underwater drones — first to restore seagrass, and someday to counteract narco-subs. Ulysses co-founder and CEO Akhil Voorakkara met me at my office in San Francisco to talk through the technical details. HD Version at the link in my bio. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introducing Ulysses 02:20 — What is their robot capable of? 04:20 — How are they iterating so quickly through hardware prototypes? 12:57 — Why not buy more off the shelf? 16:15 — What technical requirements drove the hardware design? 21:06 — What other designs inspired this one? 23:28 — Underwater Design 101 30:38 — Why make it autonomous? 32:39 — What is their approach to autonomy? 36:44 — How did Ulysses decide to focus on sea restoration? 44:47 — Who else is building underwater drones? 47:57 — How do their drones differ from the more expensive existing ones? 49:05 — What limits drone working lifetime? 50:35 — How can you make technical progress with <5 employees? 54:51 — What's the next technical milestone to clear?

Christian Keil

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🇬🇧 Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) has publicly unveiled for the first time its latest naval drones capable of destroying enemy ships and aircraft. The Head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, together with a team of intelligence specialists, publicly presented for the first time a series of Magura strike naval drones: ● the renowned Magura V5, which destroyed several ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet; ● the multifunctional platform Magura V6P; ● the missile-carrying drone Magura V7, which for the first time in history destroyed an enemy combat aircraft; ● a version of the Magura V7 equipped with a combat machine gun module. Magura naval drones are cutting-edge technological weapons that enabled the special unit “Group 13” of GUR to shift the balance in the Black Sea. Over the past two years, GUR’s surface drone operators have struck a total of 17 Russian naval and aerial targets. 15 out of the 17 targets were completely destroyed, including: – two Mi-8 enemy helicopters, – two Su-30 fighter jets, – large landing ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet: Sergey Kotov, Ivanovets, Caesar Kunikov, among others. The total damage inflicted on the enemy is estimated at over half a billion dollars. 📹:

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American Mining Automation, Maritime Moment, & PE enters Aerospace. Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Durin, the El Segundo based mining technology startup has raised a $3.4M pre-seed round according to Tech Crunch. The round was led by 8090 Industries. Durin is developing an autonomous drill rig and has announced testing in Nevada as early as next week. - Exowatt has announced a $70M Series A led by Felicis. Exowatt has created a modular solar system that captures and stores thermal energy for reliable, around-the-clock power delivery, suited for data centers and industrial operations. - American Pacific Corporation has announced a $100 million investment to expand ammonium perchlorate production by more than 50 percent at its Cedar City site. The material is critical for solid rocket motors. - Northwood, based in El Segundo, has announced a $30M Series A led by Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz to scale a vertically integrated global network of satellite ground stations and modernize outdated ground infrastructure. - Denmark has announced a $615 million investment in naval expansion, including four versatile vessels for environmental protection and mine deployment, a drone and sonar-equipped ship for underwater monitoring, and 21 new ships for the Naval Home Guard. - Reaction Dynamics, developing hybrid rocket propulsion technology has won $1M in Tim Draper’s global pitch competition, securing $1 million from Draper Associates. - A new directed energy weapon system for C-UAS has been tested by the British Army. The tests focused on countering drone swarms. - Thoma Bravo is acquiring portions of Boeing Digital Aviation technology for $10.55B. - Teledyne Marine has received initial orders for its Compact Navigator, a small form-factor system that supports autonomous navigation in underwater and surface vehicles. - Saronic, the maritime autonomy startup, has unveiled two Autonomous Surface Vessels: one 40 feet long (Mirage) and one 60 feet long (Cipher). Mirage has a range of over 2000 nautical miles and a payload capacity of 2000 pounds. Cipher exceeds 3000 nautical miles in range and carries up to 10000 pounds. - HavocAI has announced that their Seahound is a 38-foot USV designed to operate alongside the 14-foot Rampage, offering expanded operational range and control for large-scale fleets.

American Mining Automation, Maritime Moment, & PE enters Aerospace. Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Durin, the El Segundo based mining technology startup has raised a $3.4M pre-seed round according to Tech Crunch. The round was led by 8090 Industries. Durin is developing an autonomous drill rig and has announced testing in Nevada as early as next week. - Exowatt has announced a $70M Series A led by Felicis. Exowatt has created a modular solar system that captures and stores thermal energy for reliable, around-the-clock power delivery, suited for data centers and industrial operations. - American Pacific Corporation has announced a $100 million investment to expand ammonium perchlorate production by more than 50 percent at its Cedar City site. The material is critical for solid rocket motors. - Northwood, based in El Segundo, has announced a $30M Series A led by Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz to scale a vertically integrated global network of satellite ground stations and modernize outdated ground infrastructure. - Denmark has announced a $615 million investment in naval expansion, including four versatile vessels for environmental protection and mine deployment, a drone and sonar-equipped ship for underwater monitoring, and 21 new ships for the Naval Home Guard. - Reaction Dynamics, developing hybrid rocket propulsion technology has won $1M in Tim Draper’s global pitch competition, securing $1 million from Draper Associates. - A new directed energy weapon system for C-UAS has been tested by the British Army. The tests focused on countering drone swarms. - Thoma Bravo is acquiring portions of Boeing Digital Aviation technology for $10.55B. - Teledyne Marine has received initial orders for its Compact Navigator, a small form-factor system that supports autonomous navigation in underwater and surface vehicles. - Saronic, the maritime autonomy startup, has unveiled two Autonomous Surface Vessels: one 40 feet long (Mirage) and one 60 feet long (Cipher). Mirage has a range of over 2000 nautical miles and a payload capacity of 2000 pounds. Cipher exceeds 3000 nautical miles in range and carries up to 10000 pounds. - HavocAI has announced that their Seahound is a 38-foot USV designed to operate alongside the 14-foot Rampage, offering expanded operational range and control for large-scale fleets.

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