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July 29, 2013

Time to train for world's first fleet of marine drones
La Seyne-Sur-Mer, France / Var (AFP) July 27, 2013
An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days. Under the scrutiny of their masters, whose eyes are glued to computer screens, the world's first fleet of "marine drones" is being put through its paces. Five European countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal - have sent prototypes here under a four-year, four-million-euro ($5.32-million) programme to build a squad of unmanned underwater rovers. Deployed from a surface vessel, ... read more

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