Tuesday, April 12, 2016

A Closer Look At The U.S. Navy's Drone Ship (Update)



Business Insider: 'These will be everywhere': We spent the day with the US Navy's drone warship that might change naval combat

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Pentagon is about to realize its dream of having a drone warship to hunt foreign stealth submarines.

Meet the ACTUV (Antisubmarine warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel) — a crewless, 140-ton, 132-foot-long robotic ship unveiled in Portland's Willamette River on Thursday.

"This is a big, big, deal," Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said.

"It looks like a Klingon Bird of Prey," he added, admiring the vessel's narrow bow.

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More News On The U.S. Navy's Drone Ship "Sea Hunter"

Ghost ship: Stepping aboard Sea Hunter, the Navy’s unmanned drone ship -- Digital Trends
Inside the Navy's New Autonomous Sub-Hunting Warship -- Fortune
DARPA’s Unmanned Sub-Hunting Ship Prepares for Trials -- War Is Boring
Sea Hunter: US to Launch 'Ghost Ship' to Challenge Russian, Chinese Subs -- Sputnik
Today DARPA Christens Its Robotic Submarine Hunting Ship -- Popular Science
DARPA christens US Navy’s first ACTUV as Sea Hunter -- Naval-technology
DARPA christens its anti-submarine drone ship 'Sea Hunter' -- Endgadget
US Navy officially names its 132ft-long drone boat that scours seas for enemy subs -- Daily Mail

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