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The U.S. Navy's first independently operating surface vessel enters the service. Robot warships are extremely powerful systems if their technology works. As somebody suspected, navies are the first users for independently operating robots.
The ships offer large spaces and guaranteed electric support for high-power computers. Those high-power computers are required for driving complicated computer code. The large-size warships can act as drone carriers. But those warships can also have 3D printer tools for creating custom drones and repairing parts for manned and unmanned systems.
But when we are looking at the military systems, we must realize that the military tells about those systems only things that they must tell. The Turkish navy plans to equip its aircraft carrier with drones. And that tells, something about their effectiveness.
But then we must realize that the U.S. Navy, along with some contractors are developing robot submarines. "Orca" class submarines are highly classified. The "Orca" itself is a miniature submarine, but there could be projects where full-scale nuclear submarines operate as AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vessels).
There are two types of robot systems. Fully autonomous. And semi-autonomous systems. 'The semi-automatic systems are highly automatized systems where the minimum crew operates those vessels. Theoretically, one man can operate full-scale nuclear submarines. Some of those semi-autonomous systems are vessels in which computer-based systems are operated remotely. Or AI operates secondary systems like anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.
But fully autonomous systems are more effective. The systems are less vulnerable to electronic warfare. And they can operate basically in the same missions as manned systems.
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/unmanned-unleashed/2018/02/23/for-the-army-a-3d-printed-drone-is-nice-a-customized-3d-printed-drone-is-better/
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a43033206/navy-ship-can-operate-autonomously-for-30-days/
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/navys-85-foot-orca-unmanned-submarine-will-be-a-minelayer-first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca_(AUV)
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