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Two unmanned surface vessels arrived in Japan earlier this week amid an ongoing event that focuses on evaluating the capabilities of drone boats.
Two U.S. drone ships have been sent to Japan, the first time such vessels have been deployed near China. The unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger and Mariner arrived Sept. 18 in Yokosuka “as part of a scheduled port visit during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2,” a drone exercise, according to a Navy statement on the…
Prototype unmanned ships arrived at a port near Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday to participate in naval exercises designed to test war and reconnaissance capabilities amidst worries over China’s growing naval fleet.
Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 is the first exercise to use unmanned surface vehicles in U.S. 7th Fleet.
There is little question that world militaries see the value of unmanned systems to complement their manned counterparts.