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UDT: Civil-military cooperation crucial to ROV progress

11th June 2014 - 11:50 GMT | by Joyce de Thouars in Liverpool

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While militaries continue to garner benefits from increased synergy with commercial industry, they still require a change in mindset regarding the use of ROVs, industry experts have warned.

‘We develop our systems closely in cooperation with our customers. However, it is sometimes really frustrating to work with defence as they do not tell us what they need,’ said Chris Lade, Saab Seaeye’s defence sales manager, at the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) event in Liverpool on 10 June.

Commercial business has overtaken the military in the development of underwater vehicles with commercial users also boasting more operational hours and experience than

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Joyce holds a MA degree in Middle Eastern Studies from King’s College London. Before she …

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