Daily Mail: The US Navy's 'ghost hunter' to set sail: 132 foot long robo-boat will scour seas for silent enemy submarines for months at a time - without a single person on board
* Designed to hunt down silent and deadly diesel-electric submarines
* Robot boats will go to sea for us to three months at a time
* Boat will be launched in April following successful trials
The US Navy is set to unleash an army of 'ghost boats' to scour the coasts for enemy submarines.
They hope to end the growing threat of quiet, diesel powered enemy submarines entering American waters undetected.
Bosses revealed the first 132 foot long ship, officially named 'The Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel' will take to the water on April 7th.
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Update: World’s Largest Anti-Submarine Robot Ship Ready for Sea-Trials in April (The Diplomat)
WNU Editor: I suspect that these robot ships will be very effective, and they will be a priority target in any future major conflict.
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