A new-generation of Man-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs) have been successfully developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for mine countermeasure missions.

The platform, which is expected to be ready for production in two months, offers rapid response capability with reduced operational risk and logistic footprint for naval mine warfare applications.

The system, designed by DRDO's Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, comprises multiple AUVs equipped with side scan sonar and under water cameras as primary payloads for real-time detection and classification of mine-like objects.

The onboard deep learning-based target recognition algorithms enable autonomous classification, significantly reducing operator workload and mission time.

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