Robotic
systems in the front line
Struggling
to keep up with global rivals, the Pentagon has announced the details
of a plan to keep the US Navy one step ahead of Russia and China.
With the
rapid growth of Moscow and Beijing’s militaries, the Pentagon has
become increasingly nervous about the state of its own operations. As
a result, the US Defense Department has been developing a "Third
Offset Strategy," its program to stay ahead of the competition.
The plan
applies to all branches of the military. On Thursday, the Pentagon
announced details specific to the Navy.
Of those
three engagements, the Navy is most interested in UUV development.
Already in possession of a number of small unmanned submarines, the
Pentagon hopes to create larger robotic submersibles with a longer
range.
Ideally,
these would be able to operate with little human interaction,
autonomously delivering weapon payloads and scouting for subsurface
mines. Once such craft, the Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater
Vehicle (LDUUV) will be tested this summer.
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