A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) is being towed out to sea in the Arabian Gulf off Bahrain’s coast, Jan. 27, 2022. (Specialist Natianna Strachen/U.S. Army)
Send in the sea drones! Er, or the “unmanned surface vehicles,” in the preferred Big Navy nomenclature, the Navy Times reports.
Either way, 2023 should see the sea service stand up its first ever unmanned surface fleet by the end of the summer.