French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin announced a new pact with industry on 3 November to build a national ecosystem of makers that can quickly produce naval drones tailored to the navy's needs, modelled on what France has done for aerial drones. Named areas include mine clearance, ocean data collection and deep-seabed exploration.
One item announced alongside it is a second deep-sea remotely operated vehicle from , which weighs 3,600 kg and can dive to 6,000 metres. The first, ordered in 2024, finished qualification trials for that depth last week. No pact budget is given in the source.
Source: defensenews.com
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A framework announcement; no funding or timelines stated.