Boeing has now delivered the first of its Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicles, or XLUUVs, to the U.S. Navy. Delivery submarine drone has been delayed by several years, in part due to differences between Orca and its prototype as well as the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The delivery was …
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Ballistic missile submarine practices drone, Osprey and helicopter resupply off Hawaii HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) — A 560-foot Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine has been operating off Hawaii for several days practicing “expeditionary ” resupply from a drone, Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey and Navy Sea Hawk helicopter. ” China …
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Extra-large autonomous submarines may revolutionize intelligence gathering and espionage under the sea. One of these ground breaking projects is the U.S. Navy’s Boeing Orca extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV). It is much larger than any other underwater drone currently in the water. But there is a historical precursor which, despite …
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