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Metal Shark And ASV Global Unveil Autonomous Boat Tech

Friday, July 13th, 2018

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Metal Shark And ASV Global Unveil Autonomous Boat Tech

A Sharktech-equipped 38 Defiant autonomous vessel testing near Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, La. headquarters. (Photo: Metal Shark)

Shipbuilder Metal Shark and autonomous vessel technology company ASV Global announced Friday they are starting to offer “Sharktech” autonomous vessels.The autonomous-enabled vessels can be custom configured for military, law enforcement agencies, fire rescue, and other applicable markets on all of Metal Shark’s 16-foot to 300-foot aluminum, steel, and composite products.The partnership will add ASV’s ASView unmanned vessel control system to the boats. The company said this will offer modes like unmanned operations, reduced manned operations, or conventionally manned operations and…

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