The U.S. on the Way to Strategic Invulnerability

... unmanned vehicles bear the brunt of the attack, and then delivering rapid retaliatory strikes. The first component of the system is the Sea Hunter , an autonomous unmanned surface vessel that has already entered service. The ship was built as part of the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel programme. The unmanned vessel is designed to operate as part of a swarm searching for and hunting submarines. Testing has showed the vessel’s high efficiency: travelling at a speed of 12 knots, the ship can cover 19,000 kilometres ...