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Swedish Sea Drones in NATO Exercise

New Swedish drones tested

At the end of September, around 70 Swedish officers, engineers and technicians showed where Sweden stands in development. During the NATO exercise Repmus/Dynamic Messenger 25, which was held in areas outside Sètubal, south of Lisbon, the Swedes were formed into a Team Sweden.

Several new Swedish-built sea drones were part of the Swedish force, which also demonstrated the crucial digital system that will be used to control and lead the unmanned vehicles.

– We have focused on how things work together. What the different platforms can do and how, and not least how this activity should be controlled and managed, says Captain Magnus Lind, development officer.

Taking on dangerous missions

Team Sweden’s force included Saab’s AUV 62AT, an established platform. The craft resembles a large torpedo packed with state-of-the-art technology.

It is used as a submarine target and is an autonomous vehicle for practicing submarine hunting and has been used by the Armed Forces for several years. Another version of the vehicle (AUV 62 MR) can also be used to find and identify mines using the sensors on board the vehicle, says Commander Therese Tärnholm, the Navy’s Head of Research.

These are a good example of unmanned platforms that can take over personnel-intensive and risky missions in the navy.

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