Navy sonar-towing unmanned surface vessel (USV) appears in San Diego Harbor for anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
Sept. 30, 2021
Speed separates Catbus from the Wave Glider from Liquid Robotics -- a 10-foot unmanned vessel that has unlimited endurance, but sails at 1.5 knots.
Robot Racer 29 Sept 2021
SAN DIEGO – A new type of unmanned surface vessel (USV) identified by the MarineTraffic reporting system as ‘USV Catbus’ has been sighted in San Diego harbor. Forbes reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
30 Sept. 2021 -- This vessel presumably for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and similar surveillance applications seems to be a previously unseen U.S. Navy project, similar to the mysterious Wave Glider craft that have washed up in Scotland and elsewhere, but with one big difference: it’s fast.
Twitter user @cjr1321 is a photographer who takes pictures of shipping in San Diego. Having spotted the unusual craft from a distance on Sept. 13, he decided to get a closer look.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/unmanned/article/14211339/unmanned-surface-vessel-usv-antisubmarine-warfare-asw-sonar
