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Navy Develops a Shark Drone For Surveillance

Posted by samzenpus on from the head-lasers-not-included dept.

An anonymous reader writes The Navy is testing a new underwater drone called GhostSwimmer, which is designed to a look like a shark and conduct surveillance work. It is being adapted by the chief of naval operations' Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) project, Silent NEMO, in Norfolk, Va.. GhostSwimmer is 5 feet long and weighs almost 100 pounds. It can operate in water depths from 10 inches to 300 feet, and is designed to operate autonomously for long periods of time, according to the Navy.

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  1. Re:FFS by Irate+Engineer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You're assuming that the "editors" are actually reading this stuff before passing it on.

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