November 5, 2019
Robotic Submarines: How the Navy and Boeing Could Make History
A compliment, and not a replacement, to manned systems.
by David Axe Follow @daxe on Twitter L
Key point: The Navy is investing in unmanned platforms for a new age of warfare.
The U.S. Navy has ordered from Boeing four huge robotic submarines, potentially signally an effort to deploy a large number of crewless undersea boats alongside traditional, manned submarines.
The Navy's $43-million purchase of four Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, or XLUUVs, comes as the fleet struggles to build enough new manned submarines to replace older vessels that are decommissioning as their nuclear cores wear out.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/robotic-submarines-how-navy-and-boeing-could-make-history-93441
