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ORIGINAL CAPTION: The defense ministry revealed plans to establish the overall coastal defense system called “SHIELD,” utilizing unmanned aircraft in the air, sea, and underwater, by fiscal 2027. The name stands for “Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense.”...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8Pb4rfPd8 View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhsY1Qg84qs

https://www.twz.com/sea/mysterious-naval-vessel-spotted-in-washington-state-is-a-new-darpa-drone-ship?fbclid=IwY2xjawI0KK9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaKXUjC9UjG0Lk1L9DvAH-Zwg4O2xkNy0jeLCuc_EcMK5ALA5cvdsax_vw_aem_2VW5tcTaYuYC3c3PoD5tKA

See https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/02/uk-sets-out-project-cabot-ambition-to-deploy-autonomous-asw-screen-in-the-north-atlantic/ TLDR: Project Cabot proposes as Phase 1 "Atlantic NET" coverage of GIUK gap using a COCONO (contractor owned, contractor operated, naval oversight)...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-06/new-zealand-navy-ship-runs-aground-off-samoa-/104438052

https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/exail-tapped-for-emcm-project/

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/07/19/seafloor-drone-garages-italy-weighs-new-tech-to-protect-vital-cables/ View: https://twitter.com/defense_news/status/1681645441878745088?s=20

Good Day All - Interesting story/image posted that implies the Ukranians are using naval drones: https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/september/12227-a-mysterious-ukrainian-naval-drone-discovered-off-crimea.html Any ideas on where the design is from...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/frances-naval-group-works-on-musv-and-lusv/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/royal-navy-christens-new-experimental-ship-the-xv-patrick-blackett/ar-AA1075di?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=717285f21e704ffb8edc86108381c8a7

https://adbr.com.au/former-ran-armidale-class-patrol-boat-to-become-autonomous-testbed/

https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/07/26/aselsan-teams-up-with-local-shipyard-for-two-new-naval-drones/

BEIJING --- China’s new killer robot ship that can carry out anti-submarine and anti-ship missions has undergone its first sea trial, according to a Chinese defence industry magazine. Called the JARI, the unmanned surface vessel is said to be the world’s first USV with multiple roles –...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/03/report-to-congress-on-navy-large-unmanned-surface-and-undersea-vehicles-2

First directly mentioned on SPF back in 2017: Most recent development: https://news.usni.org/2019/03/13/navy-wants-ten-ship-3b-unmanned-experimental-ghost-fleet Likely related in some way to the CARACaS program.

http://www.tboverse.us/HPCAFORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24028&sid=b7e24d3d66bb62445c21929f8886c97e https://www.janes.com/article/83201/aad-2018-csoc-reveals-details-of-armed-usv-concept

Sorry it's a UUV https://news.usni.org/2017/04/04/navy-splits-lduuv-into-rapid-acquisition-program-at-peo-lcs-rd-effort-at-onr

Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2163 P.T Lundin is better known as North Sea Boats. The Bonefish Unmanned Surface Vehicle is considered an offshoot of the FAC program. It is somewhat similar in concept to the current USN/DARPA...

An unsolicited proposal from AAI to the USN for a new Fleet class USV. AAI built two prototypes on it's own dime, which the USN evaluated during the recent Trident Warrior exercises. Despite apparently doing well, there doesn't seem to be any prospect for USN orders in the near future. MAPC...

SecNav Posits Drone Ships Fueled by Sediment At a breakfast meeting with DC-based defense reporters today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (now clearly not in contention to be SecDef) sketched a future force of unmanned ships pulling power from the sea floor. Office of Naval Research just did...