July 31, 2008
Extending submarines' reach
The Cormorant isn't just a bird that loves the water; thanks to the hi-tech boffins at Lockheed Martin, it's also a submarine-launched stealth UAV.
The videos of the concept in action are pretty impressive. The biggest flaw is the requirement for the sub to send out an ROV to grab the plane and haul it in. That's a lot of time to spend near the surface, especially in the vicinity of a floating target.
But it's still early; the next step is enabling the craft to swim back to the mothership.
This really has the potential to extend the eyes and ears of our subs.
Posted by Mike Lief at July 31, 2008 07:45 AM
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Pretty cool but it gave me a little "back to the future" frisson. This looks an awful lot like the "minisub" from the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" series back when.
Posted by: BlogDog at August 6, 2008 03:25 PM