Pentagon developing sub to launch air, underwater drones
The Pentagon's high-tech research arm is trying to develop a
submarine that would host unmanned underwater and airborne drones to help U.S.
forces penetrate an adversary's sophisticated defenses or cope with collapsed
states and international piracy, Pentagon planning documents show. Hydra thesubmarine would be an underwater "truck" that would host modules for
unmanned submarines and aerial drones. When Hydra reaches a specific location to
release the drones, the modules would open and the aerial drones would rise to
the surface and fly to their missions. The underwater drones would also seek
their targets.
It's another example of the Obama administration's focus on
the Pacific and ocean environments. In the last year, the Pentagon has expanded
its undersea mapping of the area, developed ways to deposit military payloads
underwater to have them in place for future action and expanded research into
biological threats endemic in Asian environments. It has also moved a growing
contingent of Marines into northern Australia.
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