US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology
The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus.
The uncrewed unmanned vehicles (UUVs) technology is expected to be ready by next year.
#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Dr. Simona Aracri from the National Research Council of Italy about #robots for ocean observation.
Catch up here 🎧 - https://www.robottalk.org/2026/04/10/episode-151-simona-aracri/ or wherever you get your podcasts!
Can robots help us study some of the most remote water bodies on Earth? 🤖 🐟
In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Simona Aracri from the National Research Council of Italy about #robots for ocean observation.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
Here's a photo of a portable 'robot in a backpack' developed for the MARMOT project that Simona worked on. The robot was specifically designed to operate in remote proglacial lakes.
Find out more by listening to Episode 151 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https://linktr.ee/robottalkpod
Simona Aracri is a researcher at the National Research Council of Italy. Her research uses innovative sensors and robotic platforms to push the boundaries of observational oceanography and environmental monitoring. She has spent more than 6 months at sea on oceanographic sampling campaigns, in the Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean and the North Sea.
Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/04/10/episode-151-simona-aracri/
#Novorossiysk Was #Russia’s Last Sanctuary. It Just Fell.
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«[The] sense of safety ended yesterday (Dec 15)
Confirmation came from the highest levels and was quickly corroborated by open-source intelligence.
The Institute for the Study of War (#ISW) reported that #Ukrainian forces conducted an unmanned underwater vehicle (#UUV) strike against a #Russian submarine — the first confirmed attack of its kind in #NavalHistory — on the night of December 14–15»
High res satellite imagery of the Novorossiysk #UUV attack aftermath are in, but inconclusive. Explosion seems to have been a significant distance aft of the sub. Minor or no damage as claimed by the Russians seems possible, but significant damage to the aft end (which extends significantly beyond whats visible above the water) can't be ruled out. Fact it hasn't moved while the other Kilos have seems suggestive
Mer Noire : L’Ukraine revendique une attaque de drones submersibles contre un sous-marin russe
Meanwhile, SBU claims (supported by rather convincing video) to have sailed a #UUV into Novorossiysk port and at least heavily damage a Russian Kilo-class sub. Pity they only got one in given the number of targets, but one supposes it won't be the last attempt, and the Russians will have to either spend a bunch of resources on ASW or lose more ships (or both)
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