NATO Allies tested maritime unmanned vehicles and applications in multiple demanding scenarios during exercise REP(MUS) 19 in Portugal.<br /> <br /><br />NATO Allies gathered in Troia, Portugal, to practice sharing information from unmanned platforms during Recognized Environmental Picture (Maritime Unmanned Systems), or REP(MUS) 19.<br /> <br /><br />The exercise saw Allies using a variety of air and seaborne unmanned vehicles to collect intelligence in support of military and civilian operations. They also tested the JANUS protocol, a means of communicating with underwater vessels that was developed by NATO’s Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation.<br /> <br /><br />Footage includes shots of various unmanned systems in action, Portuguese Marines raiding a beach while using intel collected by drones and Portuguese naval #specialforces boarding a ship. Footage also includes interviews with Kevin Moyer, Steering Board Chairman for #NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative, and Andrea Bell-Miller, International Director for the US Program Executive Office and Head of the #US delegation to the Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative.<br /> <br />"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."<br /><br />Credit to : Natochannel<br />
