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Saab Bonefish proceeds apace

9th October 2015 - 05:57 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Sydney

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After relinquishing cooperation with Indonesian firm PT Lundin, Saab Australia is developing its Bonefish USV for potential defence and commercial customers. 

At the Pacific 2015 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney from 6-8 October, Saab exhibited a Bonefish mission control system that could be fitted to a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) to give it an unmanned capability. 

An on-water validation test of the complete system is expected in early 2016.

Derek Rogers, head of Saab’s Centre of Excellence in Autonomous Vessels, said, ‘USVs are an excellent complement to manned systems, allowing their operators to do dull, dirty and dangerous jobs from

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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