Raytheon demos new submarine-launched UAV
America has gone one better than Germany in the race to develop the world's most powerful submarine-launched robot aircraft. US arms giant Raytheon has announced a model which can be deployed at depth without modification to the submarine. The new U-UAV is dubbed SOTHOC, for Submarine Over the Horizon Organic Capabilities. The …
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And clever thinking.
Yes, you could launch a canister from a torpedo tube, but I'm betting the waste disposal is a lot quieter. And a lot less likely to be heard as a declaration of war.
UAV
Silly me. I thought UAV meant Unmanned aerial vehicle.
I don't get it?
How does the data get from the UAV back to the submarine without the submarine raising it's antenae?
@Matthew
The submarine raises it's antennae for a few minutes, when convenient, for a quick handshake and download.
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