UK Ministry of Defence Announces on November 10 a GBP 90 Million Investment in the Royal Navy's Atlantic Net, Using Drones, Sensors and AI Systems to Hunt Submarines and Protect Undersea Cables in the North Atlantic
London — The United Kingdom will be more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North Atlantic following a new GBP 90 million investment in new drones, sensors and AI systems for the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence announced on November 10.
The ministry said the investment was the first phase of the Royal Navy's Atlantic Bastion programme, and that the new technology, known as Atlantic Net, will work alongside the Navy's crewed fleet to hunt Russian submarines, protect the nuclear deterrent and critical undersea infrastructure.
The advanced system will see the Navy equipped with a new network of autonomous systems operating across the North Atlantic, the ministry said, including advanced sensors to help detect Russian submarines and nefarious activity, and uncrewed systems able to patrol the depths of the seas, hunting down threats.
This high tech net will create a single surveillance service that will provide submarine hunting warships and Astute class submarines with earlier warning of threats and a clearer picture of activity beneath the surface, the ministry said.
The framework with Hampshire based company Ocean Infinity Solutions was due to be signed today and was announced at the International Sea Power Conference in Oslo, Norway, as part of the wider Atlantic Bastion programme to create a hybrid naval force of crewed and uncrewed vessels, a key recommendation of the Strategic Defence Review, the ministry said.
The framework will pave the way for GBP 90 million of investment, supporting almost 200 new skilled jobs and its immediate supply chain, building on the 38,700 jobs in South East England directly supported by MOD spend with industry, the ministry said.
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard said the threats beneath the North Atlantic were changing, and that the investment gives the Royal Navy new technology to find threats earlier and protect critical infrastructure, while also backing British business.
The ministry said the Royal Navy and Ocean Infinity Solutions will bring together maritime systems, underwater sensing, communications, remote operations and data services into a single capability directed by the Royal Navy, and that Atlantic Bastion, working alongside NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force allies, will strengthen protection against interference, sabotage and hostile activity.
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