BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s Helsing will acquire Australian underwater drone maker Blue Ocean, the defence startup said on Wednesday, as it looks to expand its AI-powered autonomous systems in the marine sector.

Helsing, which did not give a transaction value, said that it would integrate Blue Ocean’s hardware and manufacturing capabilities with its own artificial intelligence (AI).

The “strategic acquisition” allows Helsing to speed up plans for the development and mass production of autonomous underwater drones to protect countries’ maritime domains, it said.

“The need for a smart autonomous mass-approach is clear, and together with Blue Ocean we can build an autonomous glider that provides a big leap forward to conduct underwater ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) fo

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