U.S. sends drone ships to Western Pacific in first deployment near China

Autonomous vessels could aid Navy in tracking China’s fleet and provide attack options

by Wall Street Journal September 28th, 2023September 26th, 2023

The unmanned surface vessel (USV) Ranger steams alongside the USV Mariner as both ships transit the Pacific Ocean during an exercise on Sep. 7, 2023.

Two prototype U.S. drone ships have arrived in Japan for their first deployment in the western Pacific, testing surveillance and attack capabilities that the Navy might find useful against China’s larger fleet.

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