Frankenburg Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Babcock International Group and ACUA Ocean Technologies to develop counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) technologies in the marine domain.
The agreement builds on an existing partnership Frankenburg signed with Babcock in January to explore new air defence systems that can withstand the rapid rise in one-way attack drones.
Now with ACUA Ocean on board, the parties will bring together three distinct elements: Babcock’s multi-domain launcher system with Frankenburg’s low-cost, precision-guided missile systems, integrated into ACUA Ocean’s uncrewed surface vessels (USV).
Babcock’s launcher system can be fitted onto both crewed and uncrewed surface vessels. In June, ACUA Ocean’s PIONEER USV recently operated continuously for 16–20 nautical miles offshore, completing more than 100 hours at sea without any hands-on intervention.
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