An Ocean Aero Submaran S10 parks itself on the ocean surface, sail extended. (Ocean Aero)
Washington Post: Robot submarines could soon be used to spy on America’s enemies
More than a decade after airborne drones took flight over battlefields, the world’s biggest defense manufacturers are eyeing a new market below the ocean’s surface.
The Navy recently opened up a competition for unmanned submarines that can navigate autonomously. Chicago-based Boeing has taken an early lead in the fledgling market: The company has developed a 51-foot-long vessel called the Echo Voyager to compete for the contract, and last year it bought a company called Liquid Robotics that focuses on smaller unmanned subs.
Bethesda-based competitor Lockheed Martin is also competing for the contract, a company spokeswoman said Thursday, and it, too, is now ramping up its efforts by investing in another company specializing in the autonomous watercraft.
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4 comments:
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I just watched a series of videos on these little boats. Quite amazing. About 13 feet long. That sail folds in half and down to accommodate brief dives. Otherwise it bobs on the surface at a perpetual 5 kts. Running its sensors, transmitting its data and re-charging its batteries. Paint it a flat sea-green and its virtually invisible.
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And who is leading?
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