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UK start-up launches drone fleets to guard oceans

2026-05-05T11:23:00+01:00

Online Oceans has raised £4 million (€4.6 million) to deploy autonomous surface vessels for persistent maritime surveillance, from subsea cable protection to anti-submarine warfare.