DARPA Released Official Images Of Its Cutting Edge Sub Hunter Drone Ship

[F-22Raptor]

Just yesterday Foxtrot Alpha gavethe world its first glimpse of DARPA’s submarine hunting unmanned drone ship. Now the Pentagon’s “bleeding-edge” research and development arm has followed suit, showing new angles of the ship on its Instagram account.

Sea Hunter’s props are reminiscent of those found on an Arlegh Burke class destroyer, albeit on a much smaller scale. It’s general design is like a militarized version of the mainly composite-constructed trimarans that have been part of Sea Shepherd’s anti-whaling fleet and featured on the show Whale Wars.

Make sure to read all about Sea Hunter and the
Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV for short, concept in this previous in-depth Foxtrot Alpha feature.

DARPA Released Official Images Of Its Cutting Edge Sub Hunter Drone Ship 

 

[Oldman1]

Is it a prototype? Cause I see a bridge on the ship.

 

[jammersat]

they obviously used 500's u-boat designs for that

 

[F-22Raptor]

Is it a prototype? Cause I see a bridge on the ship.

The pilot house will only be used for sea trials.

 

[jammersat]

does it dive too ?

 

[F-22Raptor]

does it dive too ?

No, it's a surface ship.

 

[jammersat]

No, it's a surface ship.

so how does it haunt the sub ?

 

[AMDR]

so how does it haunt the sub ?

It has a dual-frequency sonar mounted on the hull.

 

[jammersat]

It has a dual-frequency sonar mounted on the hull.

i see , so it only works on russian subs

 

[DavidSling]

i see , so it only works on russian subs

Just yesterday Foxtrot Alpha gavethe world its first glimpse of DARPA’s submarine hunting unmanned drone ship. Now the Pentagon’s “bleeding-edge” research and development arm has followed suit, showing new angles of the ship on its Instagram account.

Sea Hunter’s props are reminiscent of those found on an Arlegh Burke class destroyer, albeit on a much smaller scale. It’s general design is like a militarized version of the mainly composite-constructed trimarans that have been part of Sea Shepherd’s anti-whaling fleet and featured on the show Whale Wars.

Make sure to read all about Sea Hunter and the
Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV for short, concept in this previous in-depth Foxtrot Alpha feature.

DARPA Released Official Images Of Its Cutting Edge Sub Hunter Drone Ship

great development, Israel just unveiled theirs
Elbit Systems Introduces Seagull: A New Multi-Mission USV

 

[Muhammad Omar]

great development, Israel just unveiled theirs
Elbit Systems Introduces Seagull: A New Multi-Mission USV

badass pure badass

 

[Oldman1]

i see , so it only works on russian subs

It works on whatever is underwater. Hence the name Sub Hunter. Not Russian hunter.

 

[Penguin]

It has a dual-frequency sonar mounted on the hull.

Apparently not installed yet (or fully retractable ... ;-).

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV)

It has a dual-frequency sonar mounted on the hull.

Apparently not installed yet (or fully retractable ... ;-).

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV)