The terrifying 'Sea Hunter' drone warship: Self-driving 132ft vessel that can spend three months scouring the oceans for hostile submarines WITHOUT a crew will be put in action by the US Navy this year.
http:// www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5352451/132ft-long-self-driving-Sea-Hunter-joined-Navy.html
The US Navy is set to roll out a self-driving drone warship that can hunt down enemy submarines.
Now a prototype of this autonomous ship, capable of scouring the open seas for three months at a time, has been officially transferred to the US Navy.
The prototype can reach speeds of 27 knots and uses cameras and radar to track its location and spot other ships.
Dubbed the 'Sea Hunter', the 132ft (40-metre) ship is designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board.
The 132ft (40-metre) ship is designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board.
The anti-submarine warfare vessel could join active naval operations as early as 2018 and would hail in a new era of warship.
When it enters service, the ship will operate for around 30 to 90 days at sea without a crew.
Sea Hunter relies on radar and cameras to spot other vessels and will leave and return to port on its own.
Powered by two diesel engines, the ship can reach speeds of 27 knots per hour.
In initial testing of Sea Hunter's autonomy capability back in 2016, the ship successfully executed a multi-way-point mission with no person directing course or speed changes.
The completion of Sea Hunter's performance trials was the first milestone in the two-year test program co-sponsored by DARPA and the Office of Naval Research.
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Sounds like the Navy already has it,, and in one part, they said it could be active early 2018,,,, It is probably active at this moment.
A nice ship to have for the Storm,,,
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