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Further 3D printed UAV trials possible

14th August 2015 - 15:39 GMT | by Gordon Arthur, Richard Thomas in London

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The recent trials of 3D printed UAVs being launched off a UK Royal Navy warship could be extended to include recovery at sea operations.

Last month the University of Southampton successfully tested the launch of its SULSA UAV from the foredeck of the River-class OPV HMS Mersey, off the Dorset coast. Weighing in at 3kg and measuring 1.5m the airframe was created on a 3D printer and catapulted into the Wyke Regis Training Facility in Weymouth, before landing on Chesil Beach.

Professor Andy Keane, a senior faculty member at the university and part of the computational engineering and design

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

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Richard Thomas is the Senior Editor, Naval at Shephard Media. Richard joined the company in …

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