Navy's New Drone Fleet: Speed, Stealth, and AI

Navy's New Drone Fleet: Speed, Stealth, and AI

Author: The Daily News Now! April 24, 2026 Duration: 1:44

The Navys Unmanned Sea Drones: A New Era of Naval Warfare

The Navy is revolutionizing naval battles with small, speedy unmanned sea drones, capable of various missions including hunting subs, spotting mines, scouting for carriers, and firing missiles or grenades. These drones can operate independently or with remote control, and can be steered from close range or thousands of miles away via satellites. The Navy has recently created a new job rank for robotics warfare specialists and has doubled its R&D efforts, focusing on sixteen-foot boats that can quickly switch missions and cost under one million dollars each. The U.S. is accelerating its efforts due to the success of Ukraines cheap sea drones in wrecking Russian ships. By 2045, about one hundred fifty of five hundred Navy ships could be drones, some diving underwater. The San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier will be the first to fully integrate a drone into its strike group for a big deployment.

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