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 "slug": "netherlands-commit-12-metre-asw-usv-thales-compact-flash-dipping-sonar-dutch-naval-design",
 "title": "The Netherlands Designs a 12-Metre Anti-Submarine Drone Boat Around Thales's Compact FLASH Dipping Sonar",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/netherlands-commit-12-metre-asw-usv-thales-compact-flash-dipping-sonar-dutch-naval-design/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-08-04T13:53:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-09T13:54:06.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hague, 4 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Dutch defence ministry's materiel command, COMMIT, has commissioned Dutch Naval Design to begin designing a 12-metre uncrewed surface vessel for anti-submarine warfare — one to be carried by each of the Royal Netherlands Navy's new anti-submarine frigates\n * The vessel's sensor is a Thales Compact FLASH active dipping sonar, working in a low-frequency band on a broadband architecture, deployable to depths of around 750 metres\n * Platform",
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  "naval-defense",
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  "france",
  "netherlands",
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