A US Navy strike group just deployed with a big drone ship for the first time
Source: Business Insider ·
The US is increasingly integrating sea drones and other autonomous vessels into its naval operations.
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The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group deployed with a drone ship, a first for the US Navy.US Navy photoA US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has deployed with a big drone ship for the first time.Hung Cao, the acting Navy secretary, said on Wednesday that the drone ship "is a force multiplier."The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is expected to sail to the Middle East.A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has deployed with a big drone ship for the first time in the service's history.Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said on Wednesday that the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, which recently deployed from its homeport in San Diego, did so with an "unmanned surface vessel," or USV."This is the first carrier strike group to ever deploy with a large-size unmanned surface vessel — and this is a force multiplier," Cao said at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition in Washington, DC.The US is increasingly integrating naval drones and…