An artist rendering of the autonomous vessel. DARPA
The Navy Is Working On A Drone Ship To Remotely Track Submarines -- Business Insider
The drone war taking place over the skies of Afghanistan, carrying out remotely-piloted attacks on terrorist targets, will soon take an unexpected turn — underwater.
The new 'drone ship' is called the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vehicle (ACTUV), and once completed, it will be a totally autonomous, submarine spying platform.
With 43 countries fielding submarines, it's getting tougher for the Navy to track the estimated 600 of them. That may change with the ACTUV program, led by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Raytheon Corp. working to develop it.
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My Comment: In an era where the U.S. defense budget is being slashed .... this is going to be a tough sell.
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