The Navy’s Office of Naval Research has developed the capability of using small, unmanned autonomous boats working together to carry out an attack on a surface vessel. The Office of Naval Research said it is the first time the technology has been developed to not only protect Navy ships, but to engage enemy threats offensively. Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, the chief of ONR, told reporters in an embargoed conference call last week that the service in August performed an exercise…
