Drone Speedboats To Be Tested In Massive Military Drill “Unmanned Warrior 2016”
By Nicholas West
ActivistPost.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Now that the air is filled with automated weapons of war, the next part of the drone matrix is being built in earnest.
Over the past year we have witnessed several new developments in sea-based autonomous weapons systems that herald a new aspect to the ongoing global drone arms race. The U.S. military – and its allies – clearly view the sea as a compliment to unmanned aircraft. In April, DARPA unveiled plans for a flotilla of 132-foot “Sea Hunter” drones that could roam the seas of the world within 5 years if all goes according to plan. It is an advancement in what already exists under the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing (CARACaS), which in effect creates robot swarms that can identify and intercept perceived threats.
A short while later, the U.S. announced its intention to utilize what already has been developed in sea drone systems to potentially launch into the highly contested territory of the South China Sea.
This is occurring amid the backdrop of the largest group of autonomous weapons drills yet planned, with the U.S. and its allies engaging in war games known as Unmanned Warrior 2016, which occurs off the Scottish Coast in October.
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