The British Navy Wants A Fleet Of Underwater Drones

Ministry Of Defence Plans New Wave Of Unmanned Marine Drones -- The Guardian

Nato's success with airborne drones inspires focus on unmanned maritime vehicles for surveillance and combat.

The Ministry of Defence is seeking to develop a new generation of unmanned maritime "drones" that would be used for anti-submarine warfare and possible missile attacks on enemy ships, the Guardian has learned.

A fleet of Royal Navy unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) is already being used in the Gulf to help prevent Iran laying mines in important sea lanes, and ministers are now considering whether similar devices could be used to tackle pirates off the coast of Somalia.

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My Comment: It looks like they are going to develop their own naval drones, independent from the U.S.. I call this a positive development .... the Americans need some competition.

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