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Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Now Shooting Machine Guns At Russian Helicopters, Boats

Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Now Shooting Machine Guns At Russian Helicopters, Boats

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 9, 2024
Clearer views of a new Chinese trimaran uncrewed surface vessel (USV) have emerged, highlighting a number of interesting low-observable (stealthy) and other features.

China’s New Stealthy Trimaran Drone Ship: Our Best Look Yet (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 9, 2024
We have now gotten our first look at the Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV) underwater thanks to the Autonomous Warrior 2024 maritime autonomous capabilities demonstration in Australia.

Our First Look At The Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Underwater

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 25, 2024
Dutch missile ship

New Dutch Navy Support Vessels Will Be Missile-Toting Wingmen To Frigates

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 25, 2024
Composite image from Navy's Silent Swarm 2024 event

Silent Swarm Exercise Accelerates Navy’s Path To Distributed Electronic Warfare Future

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Aug 1, 2024
A jet ski loaded with explosives, and presumed to be of Ukrainian origin, has been found off the Turkish coast near Istanbul. The modified jet ski likely joins a growing fleet of Ukrainian kamikaze drone boats that have been notably effective in disrupting Russian Navy activities in the Black Sea, in the process sinking or damaging multiple warships.

Explosives-Packed Jet Ski Drone Appears Off Turkish Coast

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 25, 2024
The embarked security team aboard the M/V Pumba destroyed a Houthi drone boat before it could cause any damage.

Ship Security Team Appears To Detonate Explosive-Laden Houthi Drone Boat With Gunfire

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 23, 2024
The Senate Armed Services Committee has directed the US Navy to look at other missile-armed ship options in response to major delays with the Constellation class frigate program.

Navy To Explore Arming Other Ships With Missiles Amid Constellation Frigate Woes

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 11, 2024
Yemen has released a video showing its Tufan-1 uncrewed surface vessel (USV), or drone boat, blowing apart a target vessel during tests.

Small, Agile Houthi Drone Boat Shown Obliterating Ship During Test

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 22, 2024
We are seeing the first image of the Houthi drone boat that struck the bulk cargo carrier M/V Tutor.

First Look At Houthi Kamikaze Drone Boat That Struck Cargo Ship In Red Sea

By Howard Altman
Updated on Jun 17, 2024
Houthi drone boat Red Sea

Houthi Drone Boat Strikes Ship For First Time Since Red Sea Crisis Erupted

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 12, 2024
New video purports to show the first Russian FPV drone attack on a Ukrainian sea drone.

Russian FPV Drone Seen Attacking Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessel For The First Time

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 30, 2024
A series of imagery confirms that the widely used Sea Baby uncrewed surface vessel (USV), or drone boat, has been equipped with Grad-series artillery rockets. The rocket-armed boat has reportedly already been used to successfully engage Russian vessels. Once again, the development demonstrates that Ukraine is exploring using its growing fleet of USVs for missions beyond one-way kamikaze attacks.

Artillery Rocket-Firing Ukrainian Drone Boat Shown During Testing

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 22, 2024
AEVEX Aerospace, makers of the Phoenix Ghost loitering munition, now makes sea drones.

Mako Is A Jet Ski Turned Into A Weaponized Drone

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 9, 2024
In a most unusual development in the Black Sea ‘drone war,’ Ukraine appears to have begun arming uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), better known as drone boats, with heat-seeking air-to-air missiles. The adaptation seems to have been made to provide the USVs with protection against the Russian helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that are increasingly being used to counter them, although many questions remain about how these newly added weapons are intended work.

Ukrainian Drone Boats Now Armed With Adapted Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 6, 2024
Concept art for DARPA's medium USV "NOMARS"

DARPA’s Defiant Fully Uncrewed Demonstrator Ship Will Hit The Seas Later This Year

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Apr 11, 2024