What happens when you mate an Orca with an ESB?
The Orca is a game changer and a great way to deliver mines to a forward area in a stealthy manner
Boeing has now delivered its first of five, 85 foot long drone submarines that can carry 8 tons (16,000) pounds of ordnance in its 34 foot long payload bay. The Orca is a BHDS (Big Honking Drone Submarine) more formally known as an extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV).
XLUUVs need either a pier or a specially modified ship such as the Navy’s …
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