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Lockheed carries out missile launches directly from a drone boat - will the US Navy be next?

A crewless sailboat fired two live missiles at RIMPAC, six months after Lockheed and Saildrone started work. The boat sails itself, but a Navy-operated fire control system still makes weapon-deployment decisions.

TechRadar · Sep 2

US Navy launches missiles from its first drone sailboat — Saildrone Surveyor launches dual JAGM missiles, carrier strike group tests armed USV and electronic warfare

The U.S. Navy successfully tested a sail-powered autonomous drone in live-fire exercises in the Pacific.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 29

The US Navy used a swarm of drone boats to seize $81 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean

Two Saildrone Voyager vessels tracked suspected drug traffickers, enabling the US Navy to seize cocaine worth more than $81 million.

TechRadar · Aug 9

Underwater and on the surface, drones study Lake Superior's small fish

ASHLAND, Min.. — Drones will be patrolling Lake Superior for the next few weeks — some underwater, some on the surface — trying to document how many little fish live in the big lake.

Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022