The Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy has purchased iXblue’s DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) through the company’s local partner Thesta, the company writes in a press release. The USV is to support the Polish Navy’s hydrographic capabilities. As an 8m USV developed to conduct various missions, DriX is particularly well suited for hydrographic surveys, the company points out. Equipped with advanced sensors (radar, lidar, cameras) and its own artificial intelligence, the USV analyses the environment, avoids obstacles and carries out missions autonomously. Equipped with a launch and recovery system, DriX can be launched from a vessel or sail from a harbour to autonomously map large areas of the ocean.
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