The American company Metal Shark was commissioned by the US Marine Corps to develop a long-range robot boat LRUSV. According to Jane's, the agreement with the military also provides for the supply of robocat maintenance vessels, which will be created on the meringue of the Project 40 Defiant patrol ships.
Today few companies in the world engaged in the development and manufacture of roboyarou for the military. In the fleet, robocats allow you to solve several tasks, including reconnaissance and surveillance and signal relay.
Under the terms of the agreement with the US Marine Corps, Metal Shark will have to develop a robocater, assemble a demonstration sample and conduct its tests. The device must be optionally controllable, that is, be able to operate both independently and with a crew on board.
The robocater will have to operate out of the operator's line of sight. In addition, the on-board equipment of the LRUSV should allow five robocats to be combined in a group to solve tasks together. The length of the LRUSV will be from 10.7 to 11.7 meters.
In July last year, the Israeli company Elbit Systems introduced an upgraded version of the Seagull robot boat. The improved robot received the Skylark reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle With an ejection launch.
Vasily Sychev
