IMDEX Asia: Chinese USVs are working SCS

22nd May 2017 - 12:10 GMT | by Wendell Minnick in Singapore

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A new Chinese unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was unveiled by the Zhuhai-based Yunzhou Intelligence Technology at IMDEX Asia 2017 in Singapore. A large scale model of the 750kg M75 USV, part of the company’s Oceana product line, was displayed.

In China the Port Public Security Bureau, Water Police, China Coast Guard and the Frontier Defence and Fishery Administration are apparently planning to procure the M75.

The M75 is a high-speed security patrol craft made from high-strength fibreglass with carbon fibre and Kevlar ballistic fabric, said a company representative. It is capable of a variety of missions: hydrographic survey, marine ecological

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Wendell Minnick (顏文德) was Shephard's Senior Asia Correspondent throughout 2017 and 2018. Wendell is an …

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