Comments on: US Navy Developing Submarine-Launched Drones

By: John

John — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:57:33 +0000

Thanks, AeroNut. It’s fixed now.

By: AeroNut

AeroNut — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:36:51 +0000

Oh hey John, in an effort to be helpful I did some web digging… General Dynamics Robotic Systems does indeed call that pictured vessel the “SeaStalker USV”… but according to their literature it’s an unmanned surface vessel.

You can check out their brochure here:
http://www.gdrs.com/about/profile/pdfs/0706MaritimeBrochureLRes.pdf

I’m gonna take a SWAG that the unmanned torpedo-sized thing is actually in the works (I work on UAVs, and all kinds of goofy stuff is in the works), but folks have mistakenly applied the name SeaStalker to it.

Hope this is helpful!

By: John

John — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:37:58 +0000

AeroNut, I found it odd, too. But that’s how my source identified the picture, so I’m sticking with it until a more authoritative source disagrees.

By: AeroNut

AeroNut — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:35:49 +0000

Technical quibble: either that photo is not the SeaStalker, or the text description is inaccurate. The text describes the SeaStalker as torpedo-sized, underwater, for ELINT and comms. The photo is a surface craft that’s a heckuva lot bigger than a torpedo (maybe comparable in length, but it’s got a lot more girth, and there’s no way it’s sub-launched), and judging by the mounted gun turret, it does more than radio/comms/ELINT surveillance. Some clarification of what exactly is pictured, or a correction of the text (or both) would be greatly appreciated.

By: tc

tc — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:10:53 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Command

Does this not remind anyone of the old DOS game Carrier Command? Funny, huh?

By: star4589

star4589 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:17:56 +0000

I thought Army camoflauge is meant for hiding in the forest….

By: Kalel

Kalel — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:20:49 +0000

“Number Five is alive!”