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2019-02-05 Science & Technology

Navy's Sea Hunter Drone Ship Has Sailed Autonomously To Hawaii And Back Amid Talk Of New Roles

[TheDrive] The U.S. Navy’s Sea Hunter unmanned surface vessel has become the first ship of any description to ever sail from San Diego, California to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and back without the need of a crew for navigation and steering. It’s a significant milestone for this particular vessel and its future cousins, which the service has primarily been developing as anti-submarine warfare platforms, but could also provide electronic warfare support and acting as decoys to help shield friendly forces.

Defense contractor Leidos, which is leading the Sea Hunter project for the Navy, announced the achievement in a press release on Jan. 31, 2019. The notice did not say when the trimaran craft, formally known as the Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MDUSV), had left from or returned to San Diego, a round trip of more than 5,200 miles. Previous reports noted that the vessel had first arrived at Pearl Harbor on Oct. 31, 2018.

Posted by Anomolous Sources 2019-02-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 Although "Sea Hunter" successfully steamed back-and-forth from San Diego to Hawaii without navigator or helmsman, she apparently did require both engine room and deck-crews, not to mention ordnance and support technicians. To imply otherwise appears misleading.

Posted by Pyrthroes 2019-02-05 12:05|| 2019-02-05 12:05|| Front Page Top

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