Navy Puts More Bang Into Unmanned Fleet -- Aol Defense
WASHINGTON: It looks like aerial drones are not the only unmanned systems the Pentagon is interested in arming.
The special warfare branch of the Navy's expeditionary warfare division is eying plans to arm its small fleet of unmanned boats with an long-range missile, branch chief Capt. Evin Thompson said. The missile -- known as the Spike -- is built by Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Thompson said during this week's Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International-sponsored symposium in Washington. Navy officials initially tested the weapon's performance aboard an unmanned surface vessel during the service's latest Trident Warrior exercise. During those drills, the weapon was mounted aboard a USV originally designed as part of the anti-submarine warfare package for the Littoral Combat Ship, Thompson said. Based on those results, Navy officials decided to move ahead with additional experimentation.
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