This is a wild shape for a submersible. Removing the need to accommodate meat bodies obviously leads to some design freedom, but I’m really curious about the wings.
starstarstar42 on
> … the completely autonomous sea drone, named “Manta Ray”, has recently completed three months of testing off the California coast. Its claimed range of “over 6,200 nautical miles” suggest it uses a hybrid powerplant that combines a conventional fuel source with a power generating unit that can convert wave motion into electrical energy to recharge its cells. Manta Ray is modular in design so it can be transported and deployed anywhere in the world in a short time frame using conventional cargo aircraft. It also has the capability of anchoring itself to the sea floor in a hibernating state for weeks at a time.
Competitive_Post_269 on
Looks like a giant manta ray you could sell for enough to buy your own small country.
Found a really cool photo of it during sea trials!
OrbyO on
How fast are we talking?
AGM_GM on
Engineering advancements are cool, but they’re less cool when they’re about advancing ways of fighting and killing each other.
olearyboy on
Thunderbird #2 is a go
Guzkull on
Fishermen saw this years ago. Lights on n shiz, thought it was a underwater “ufo” lol
bitter_truth_1 on
Banana for scale?
PDWAMMO on
Probably billions in production costs. I bet one good whack of a hammer on its head would decommission the damn thing for months and millions of dollars
IanAlvord on
It has the shark fin, but where are the teeth?
Icy-Teaching-5602 on
If the military lets people see what they are working on it usually means they have something bigger and better in the works.
BlueFlareGame on
I saw that episode of Sea Quest
JK_NC on
Hmm. Never thought about how/if “remote” signals travel in water. Can you get a GPS signal underwater? What kind of signals do autonomous vehicles on land/air use and is it the same tech for under water?
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This is a wild shape for a submersible. Removing the need to accommodate meat bodies obviously leads to some design freedom, but I’m really curious about the wings.
> … the completely autonomous sea drone, named “Manta Ray”, has recently completed three months of testing off the California coast. Its claimed range of “over 6,200 nautical miles” suggest it uses a hybrid powerplant that combines a conventional fuel source with a power generating unit that can convert wave motion into electrical energy to recharge its cells. Manta Ray is modular in design so it can be transported and deployed anywhere in the world in a short time frame using conventional cargo aircraft. It also has the capability of anchoring itself to the sea floor in a hibernating state for weeks at a time.
Looks like a giant manta ray you could sell for enough to buy your own small country.
https://preview.redd.it/5ejwg62tj49d1.jpeg?width=1953&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7c5893ad90dab793b05d1e570bc8b6347d40ef0
Found a really cool photo of it during sea trials!
How fast are we talking?
Engineering advancements are cool, but they’re less cool when they’re about advancing ways of fighting and killing each other.
Thunderbird #2 is a go
Fishermen saw this years ago. Lights on n shiz, thought it was a underwater “ufo” lol
Banana for scale?
Probably billions in production costs. I bet one good whack of a hammer on its head would decommission the damn thing for months and millions of dollars
It has the shark fin, but where are the teeth?
If the military lets people see what they are working on it usually means they have something bigger and better in the works.
I saw that episode of Sea Quest
Hmm. Never thought about how/if “remote” signals travel in water. Can you get a GPS signal underwater? What kind of signals do autonomous vehicles on land/air use and is it the same tech for under water?