"Pentagon Boosting Its Push For Underwater Drones " Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Mar 2014 12:30 p.m. PST |
"The Pentagon is proposing dramatic increases in spending for underwater pods to store drone submarines and a variety of other seaborne drones and surveillance technology, another example of the military's shift toward the Pacific, newly released budget documents show. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is stepping up its research on several programs, including doubling its planned spending on the Hydra program, an underwater "truck" that would carry unmanned submarines and aerial drones. The DARPA budget released last week shows planned spending for Hydra would rise from $14.9 USD million in the current fiscal year to $29.9 USD million next year…"
Full article here.
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| Mako11 | 15 Mar 2014 6:18 p.m. PST |
They make a lot of sense, given the limited number of platforms we have, and the medium in which searches need to be conducted. Thanks for sharing, Armand. |
| Tango01 | 15 Mar 2014 11:25 p.m. PST |
No mention my good friend!. (smile). Amicalement
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