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Leidos Australia launches into Australia-Pacific maritime autonomy domain with new uncrewed surface vessel
Leidos has commenced the Australian build of Sea Archer, a next-generation small uncrewed surface vessel (USV). This marks a major step forward in bringing Leidos' proven autonomous technology and maritime systems portfolio to the Indo-Pacific region while supporting AUKUS objectives and the Australian Defence Force's mission needs.
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