The United States, always a symbol of power and technology, has just received the Orca. And it is not the most voracious marine animal. Boeing, a well-known aircraft manufacturer, has delivered the first of its Xluuv, an acronym for Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle. After completing tests, at sea and below the surface, the maxi drone was considered ready for use. According to what The Drive reports, Boeing will deliver four more Xluvvs in total, with the last example in June 2024.
As planned, in collaboration with the US Navy, the Orca was subjected to a series of tests and its delivery was delayed several years, partly due to the advent of the pandemic and partly due to the clear differences between the final drone and the initial. prototype. The fully automatic drone reached a weight of 80 tons and is 26 meters long. It was designed and created to be able to adapt and act in different situations.
According to Boeing and Il Giornale, its main vehicle provides “guidance and control, navigation, autonomy, situational awareness, communications, power distribution, propulsion and maneuvering and mission sensors”. A key part of this vehicle is the presence of an extendable mast that can be raised when close to the surface. But inside the Orca there is also space for payloads. For the US Navy, this section will be used to clear naval mines.
Source: IL Tempo
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