The Marine Corps is looking at small drone boats for spying on vessels
The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.
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The uncrewed surface vessels ideally would be light enough to get lugged around by a Marine heavy-lift helicopter, the Corps said.
Russian "governor of Sevastopol" Mikhail Razvozhayev said that the military repelled an attack by two naval drones in the Black Sea. Source: Razvozhayev on Telegram Quote: "Loud noises in the area of the Northern Mall [are the combat work of] the crews of the Black Sea Fleet's ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare).
Four USVs are operating from Japan in the Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 exercise aimed at integrating these unmanned systems into routine fleet missions.
While Marines have yet to test a combo of USV, UUV and attack drones, such a trial is possible in the near future, according to Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl.
The Russian forces manage to destroy up to 70% of the uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) Ukraine launches to hit targets near Russian-occupied Crimea, while a third of them reach their targets and damage Russian warships.