US Navy completes testing of unmanned drone capable of long-distance mission under the sea

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The United States Navy has completed an in-water testing of an unmanned drone capable of embarking on long-distance undersea mission that will likely change the face of military underwater operations.

The drone, known as Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV), was said to have been built through the US Department of Defence’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programme and reportedly completed the full-scale testing off the coast of Southern California.

US Navy completes testing of unmanned drone capable
Some US Defence experts during the mission

According to the Daily Mail of UK on Thursday, the drone moves through the sea using what was described as ‘efficient, buoyancy-driven gliding’ and would reduce the need for…



Source: Nigerian Tribune