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AUKUS Fires First Drone-Launched Torpedo: A Game-Changer for Undersea

CLAVE 1 / 4The Mk 48 Mod 7 torpedo, jointly developed by Australia and the U.S., was remotely launched from an unmanned submarine drone in Scotland.

CLAVE 2 / 4The XV Excalibur, a 12-metre, 19-tonne drone, fired the weapon as part of AUKUS Pillar 2’s advanced capability trials.

CLAVE 3 / 4The trial is the first joint UK-US torpedo launch from an uncrewed underwater vehicle, demonstrating a shift toward autonomous undersea combat.

CLAVE 4 / 4The test supports the Atlantic Bastion program, aimed at countering threats to North Atlantic undersea cables and pipelines.

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