Thursday, March 26, 2015

The U.S. Navy's 'Robot Ghost Ship' That Will Be Used To Track Submarines Passes A Critical Test

The Anti-submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV will be able to operate for several months at a time scouring the seas and coastal areas for silent, diesel powered enemy submarines.

Daily Mail: The US Navy's 'ghost hunter' hits the water: Robo-boats set to track down silent enemy submarines for months at a time

* Designed to hunt down silent and deadly diesel-electric submarines
* Robot boats will go to sea for us to three months at a time


The US Navy is set to unleash an army of 'ghost drones' to scour the coasts for enemy submarines.

They hope to end the growing threat of quiet, diesel powered enemy submarines enters American waters undetected.

The robot boats will go to sea for us to three months at a time.


Update #1: The Military’s Robotic Ghost Ship Passes Critical Test -- Defense One
Update #2: Pentagon’s anti-submarine ‘ghost ship’ passes critical testing phase -- Washington Times

WNU Editor: This is a huge development, and it will impact how anti-submarine operations are conducted.

1 comment:

James said...

This is good, and is a large part of the future.