Initial tests required a pilot on the ship, but the Sea Hunter is designed for autonomous missions. The US Navy has successfully completed preliminary tests for the "Sea Hunter", the first fully autonomous ship. When operational, the ship will carry out surveillance as well as having the capacity to "neutralise" enemy submarines. The Sea Hunter is a prototype of what could be an entirely new type of naval vessel. The project has been co-funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The US Navy has successfully completed preliminary tests for the "Sea Hunter", the first fully autonomous ship. When operational, the ship will carry out surveillance as well as having the capacity to "neutralise" enemy submarines. The Sea Hunter is a prototype of what could be an entirely new type of naval vessel. The project has been co-funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).