Sea Hunter
RIMPAC 2022 exercises
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Sea Hunter |
Builder | Vigor Industrial |
Acquired | April 2016 |
Identification | MMSI number: 369970970 |
Status | in service[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Unmanned surface vehicle |
Displacement | 135 tons (standard) 145 tons (full load) |
Length | 132 ft (40 m) |
Propulsion | 2x Diesel engines |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) |
Endurance | 30–90 day without supply |
Complement | None |
Armament | None |
Sea Hunter is an
Description
The initially unarmed prototype, built at a cost of $20 million, is a 132-foot (40 meter)-long
A removable operator control station is installed during the testing period "for safety and backup" until it can be determined to reliably operate on her own. Operationally, computers will drive and control the ship, with a human always observing and taking charge if necessary in a concept called Sparse Supervisory Control, meaning a person is in control, but not "
The craft is expected to undergo two years of testing before being placed in service with the
Following successful initial development, it was reported on 1 February 2018 that DARPA had handed development of Sea Hunter to the Office of Naval Research (ONR).[12]
Sea trials and operations
On 22 June 2016, Sea Hunter completed initial performance trials, meeting or surpassing all performance objectives for speed, maneuverability, stability, seakeeping, acceleration/deceleration, fuel consumption, and mechanical systems reliability in the open-ocean. Upcoming trials will include testing of sensors, the vessel's autonomy suite, compliance with maritime collision regulations, and proof-of-concept demonstrations for a variety of U.S. Navy missions.
In August 2022, Sea Hunter and other unmanned vessels USV Nimrod and USV Ranger (Ghost Fleet Overlord) participated in the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC).[14]
Influence
It has been reported in 2020 that the
References
- ^ "Navy Increases Unmanned Capabilities with Newly Established Unmanned Surface Division". United States Navy.
- ^ Vincent, James (April 8, 2016). "The US Navy's new autonomous warship is called the Sea Hunter". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ a b Njus, Elliot (April 7, 2016). "The military's Oregon-built drone ship is headed to California". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ a b DARPA’s Autonomous Sub-Tracker Archived 2016-05-08 at the Wayback Machine - Copybook.com.Military, 11 April 2016
- ^ a b c Navy anti-submarine drone-ship conducts minehunting testing Archived April 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine - Defensesystems.com, 4 May 2017
- ^ Pellerin, Cheryl (April 8, 2016). "Work: Robot warship demonstrates advances in autonomy, human-machine collaboration" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ ACTUV on track for Navy success story Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine - C4ISRnet.com, 21 December 2016
- ^ a b c Christopher P. Cavas (April 7, 2016). "Unmanned Sub-Hunter To Begin Test Program". Defense News. Gannett. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Stewart, Phil (April 8, 2016). "U.S. military christens self-driving 'Sea Hunter' warship". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ ACTUV Sea Trials Set for Early 2016 Archived 2015-11-14 at the Wayback Machine - Science.DoDlive.mil, 9 November 2015
- ^ Westcott, Lucy (April 8, 2016). "Meet Sea Hunter, the U.S.Navy's robotic, self-driving warship". Newsweek. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "ACTUV".
- ^ Leidos completes initial performance tests of highly autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine - Navyrecognition.com, 27 July 2016
- ^ Eckstein, Megan (August 8, 2022). "US Navy injects first-of-kind unmanned experiments into multinational exercise". Defense News. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Sutton, H I. "New evidence of China's Copy of U.S. Navy Sea Hunter USV". www.hisutton.com. HI Sutton. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
External links
- DARPA ACTUV Sea Hunter - Christening on YouTube