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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Robots Ready to Rule the Waves

Israel and the United States are both rushing to develop and deploy Unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The technology for these small (10-30 foot long) boats has been around for over a decade.

USVs operate much like UAVs, but on water. The advantages of having fewer sailors in harms way has an obvious appeal. The navy has found a number of jobs for USVs. These include;
  • Mine clearing
  • Searching for submarines
  • Security
  • Reconnaissance

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