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Offline rangerrebew

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Massive underwater drone skates off California coast
« on: June 20, 2024, 11:52:28 am »
Massive underwater drone skates off California coast
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A massive almond-shaped underwater drone, grey in color, breaches blue waters in the foreground. California mountains and blue skies can be seen in the background.
 

An animal-like uncrewed underwater vehicle dubbed Manta Ray can be seen maneuvering off the California coast in new footage captured during testing.

Why it matters: Sea drones are reshaping naval combat — especially in Eastern Europe, where Ukrainian forces are sinking prized Russian ships using far smaller and cheaper tech.

Zoom in: The Manta Ray's almond-shaped body, rounded nose, horizontal fins and vertical tail can be spotted in the 360-degree video shared by maker Northrop Grumman.

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/19/manta-ray-sea-drone-northrop-grumman
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Re: Massive underwater drone skates off California coast
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2024, 06:25:03 pm »
Brand-new tech today.

But... this has the promise of making manned submarines redundant, if not obsolete...
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Re: Massive underwater drone skates off California coast
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2024, 08:31:20 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 20, 2024, 06:25:03 pm
Brand-new tech today.

But... this has the promise of making manned submarines redundant, if not obsolete...
Mother ships connected to the 'babies' by VLF...
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Re: Massive underwater drone skates off California coast
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2024, 08:41:33 pm »
Major issues with the tech being hijacked, that is someone else gaining control of it, when no one is onboard to secure its weapons.
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