The new drone tests are part of an ongoing initiative by the Navy to integrate unmanned crafts into its existing fleet.
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command began testing a drone modeled off a sailboat on Sunday, officially dubbed the Saildrone Explorer,. Packed with sensors and powered by wind, the Explorer is currently being tested in the Gulf of Aqaba off the coast of Jordan.
"These are exciting times for Task Force 59 as we team with the Royal Jordanian Navy to establish our hub for Red Sea operations in Aqaba and deploy some of our new maritime robotics," Captain Michael Brasseur, commander of NAVCENT's new task force for unmanned systems and artificial intelligence, said in
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has begun testing a drone modeled off of a sailboat. Above, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt leaves its San Diego homeport on January 17, 2020.Designed by the California-based company Saildrone, the craft measures 23-feet long and 16-feet tall and can endure voyages up to a year in length. In addition to wind power, it also utilizes solar power for its various sensors.
"Our Saildrones leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance maritime domain awareness, extending the digital horizon with a sustainable, zero-carbon solution," Brasseur said. The Navy established Task Force 59 in September with the aim of integrating unmanned drones into its fleet of ships. Tests were run in the Arabian Gulf in October and off the coast of Bahrain earlier this month.
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