Posted on Jul 22, 2015
What do you think of an unmanned vehicle launched from a Navy sub?
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNDERSEA_DRONES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-07-20-19-26-33
In a time of budget constraints and a slowly shrinking submarine force, are UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) a step in the right direction? Will they help with mapping, counter-mine operations, surveillance? What else could be in store?
In a time of budget constraints and a slowly shrinking submarine force, are UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) a step in the right direction? Will they help with mapping, counter-mine operations, surveillance? What else could be in store?
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I think that any unmanned subsurface vehicles created will be perfect for reconnaissance and mapping uncharted depths of the sea. I do not see them being an efficient means of direct attack or defense simply because the present state of artificial intelligence and problem solving capabilities able to be utilized by autonomous craft are simply not able to match the wit, skill, and speed of a human in direct control. Now, I said direct attack and defense because even if these craft aren't dealing the blows to our enemy at sea they can still play an enormous part of collecting intelligence used for planning these assaults. No small feat under the ocean.
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PO2 (Join to see) Appreciate the response and I think you're right at least for now. I don't see us making UUVs large enough to hold and launch torpedoes or cruise missiles any time in the near future but I think they will augment our manned submarines nicely.
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I think unmanned vehicles, regardless if they are airborne or subsurface, are a reality and will contribute to future successes.
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CW3 (Join to see) Agreed. There is a large stigma against them from holdouts (myself included for a time) that think they can never compete with a person in a cockpit and that split-second decision. I think the tides are changing though and it's only a matter of time. Honestly I think the next very large step is for an unmanned fighter.
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As a related topic how many people realized that we actually launched a UAV from a submarine 2 years ago?
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/navy-launches-uav-from-submerged-submarine
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/navy-launches-uav-from-submerged-submarine
Navy Launches UAV from Submerged Submarine - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
A milestone in U.S. Navy history, an all-electric NRL-developed unmanned aircraft was successfully launched and flown from the submerged USS Providence.
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CPO David Cumber
My last contractor gig, our code was changed from 495 to 403 then under the UUV umbrella. As a retired OS, loved working with remote side scan and Inverse Synthetic Aperature sonar. This was 2013-2014, before they laid us off.
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