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The U.S. company Saildrone announced that it would manufacture its ocean drones in the EU. A representation office has already been opened in Copenhagen.
It is stated: “Expansion of presence includes the official opening of Saildrone's European Union headquarters in Copenhagen and three separate contracts for production in Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands.” It adds that in the Netherlands a 52-meter Saildrone Spectre drone will be built. This 250-ton machine can reach speeds of up to thirty knots and is produced in two variants depending on the tasks. The first variant is equipped with a rigid sail, capable of long, quiet movement, designed to counter submarines. The second variant, without a sail, is developed for covert high-speed operations, with compartments provided for weaponry and other systems.
It is also noted that in Norway the twenty-meter Saildrone Surveyor will be manufactured, which can be used for data collection, seabed mapping, and other purposes. It is mentioned that Poland will manufacture the sails for this model. It is reported that Denmark already uses four drones of this company's Voyager model for data collection along the defense line. Earlier, last month, Saildrone tested its ocean drones in the Baltic Sea as part of the NATO Task Force X program – they were used to detect, among other things, ships belonging to Russia. Previously, the Pentagon had called for accelerating production and delivery of weapons.
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