America’s Enemies on Notice as DARPA Unveils Massive ‘Manta Ray’ Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle
Story by George C. Upper III • 13h
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced last week the successful completion of a number of tests of a new drone prototype that might just change sea warfare as we know it.
Called the Manta Ray because of its shape, the uncrewed underwater vehicle is currently under development by DARPA and Northrop Grumman.
On May 1, DARPA said the prototype of the new UUV completed "full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of Southern California in February and March 2024."
"Testing demonstrated at-sea hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations using all the vehicle’s modes of propulsion and steering: buoyancy, propellers, and control surfaces," the agency announced.
On advantage touted by the agency is the fact that the prototype was built in Maryland but shipped "in subsections" to the testing area on the other side of the country.
Manta Ray #UUV prototype completes full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of SoCal. DARPA program exhibits modular, first-of-kind capability for an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle. Built by @northropgrumman.
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