Be vigilant! The United States deploys unmanned ships for the first time in the Western Pacific
According to a report on the website of The Wall Street Journal on September 22, two prototype American unmanned vessel ships have arrived in Japan and are being deployed for the first time in the Western Pacific to test their surveillance and attack capabilities, which may enable the US Navy to play a role in facing China's larger fleet.
The report quotes Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Daley of the United States Navy as saying that autonomous unmanned surface vessels can replace large vessels such as destroyers and pursue enemy targets in groups. He said, "For example, one destroyer and two unmanned surface vessels can replace three destroyers. This can double the power."
▲ US Navy's Unmanned Cavalry
On the 21st, Daley delivered a speech on the unmanned surface vessel "Cavalry". The ship is 190 feet long and was originally designed for the petroleum industry, resembling a flatbed truck in shape. It docks at Yokosuka Port near Tokyo, which is the headquarters of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet.
Although the Cavalry currently does not carry missiles, it can load missiles onto modules at the flat tail and launch them.
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The Pentagon announced earlier this month that it plans to invest in a network of artificial intelligence driven technologies, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years.
The report claims that this is largely driven by China's actions to develop autonomous systems in the military.
The report states that all branches of the US military are working hard to develop new strategies to address any conflicts in the Western Pacific.