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- 1The startup building autonomous boats with no captain▼No captain needed: the startup making autonomous boats
A startup is developing self-driving boats that can operate on the water without a human captain on board. The company is working on autonomous navigation technology aimed at commercial and cargo uses, joining a growing wave of firms applying self-driving systems to shipping and maritime transport.
- 2German startup's drone boat fires drones in NATO exercise off Portugal▼A 39-foot drone boat from a German startup, built to carry 10 attack drones and four anti-ship missiles, launched its drones during a NATO exercise off Portugal, and its 20-foot sister boat in German military hands carries nothing that shoots
A German defense startup demonstrated a 39-foot unmanned surface vessel during a NATO exercise off Portugal, launching attack drones from a boat designed to carry ten of them plus four anti-ship missiles. A smaller 20-foot sister vessel, already operated by the German military, is unarmed. The demonstration highlights how quickly European startups are fielding drone boats for navies as NATO tests new unmanned warfare capabilities.