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US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat

Jake Epstein
13 April 2024
9 min
PME All levels

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Naval drones test Western navies' readiness for changing asymmetrical warfare.

Summary

  1. Ukraine and Houthis employ naval drones.
  2. Ukrainian USVs are explosive-laden speedboats.
  3. UUVs resemble underwater torpedoes.
  4. UUVs pose lurking threats with limited targeting.
  5. Naval drones are reshaping global naval strategies.
READ: US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat

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