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4th Fleet Starts Using 10 Saildrone USVs In Long-Term Operation Test

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4th Fleet Starts Using 10 Saildrone USVs In Long-Term Operation Test
Commercial operators deploy Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea in the initial steps of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack during a launch from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor on Sept. 13, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Danette Baso Silvers/Released)

The U.S. 4th Fleet deployed 10 Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) via commercial operators on Sept. 14 as part of a fleet operation. The Navy said these USVs are part of the fleet’s Operation Windward Stack, a long-term operation that will consist of unmanned and manned forces working together as a hybrid fleet.  The operation itself is a part of the 4th Fleet’s unmanned integration campaign that seeks to use the fleet’s region to experiment with and operate unmanned…

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