# US Navy puts its Mk 48 torpedo on British robotic submarine for the first time

> British XV Excalibur robotic submarine has now launched an American Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoProject Broadsword completed its first weapon integration test in seven monthsEngineers mounted the 3,700-pound Mk 48 torpedo…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-uk-navy-launch-heavyweight-torpedo-from-unmanned-vessel-in-what-the-military-calls-a-historic-first-for-allied-undersea-warfare?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac04a62adaf3dc8afa1bd72)
- **Published:** 2026-10-03
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
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