Ghost Fleet: US Navy plans for a fleet of massive unmanned vessels

Ghost Fleet: US Navy plans for a fleet of massive unmanned vessels

The US Navy wants to buy ten massive robotic ships as part of its Ghost Fleet within the next five years, capable of being deployed on ‘dirty and dangerous’ missions.

The 300ft warships, packed with anti-air and cruise missiles, will weigh in at some 2,000 tons and the first two are billed at $400million. The rest will cost an estimated $600million.

Similar to the smallest ‘rated’ class of…

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