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Israel Aerospace Industries says it is developing new unmanned submarine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An undated handout photo of the autonomous unmanned BlueWhale submarine. (Israel Aerospace Industries)
The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries reveals it has been developing a new large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), dubbed BlueWhale.
According to IAI, the unmanned submarine has already conducted thousands of hours of submerged and autonomous operations.
The firm says BlueWhale uses radar and electro-optical systems to detect sea and coastal targets. It is also equipped with sonar capabilities to detect manned and unmanned submarines, as well as map out naval mines.
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