Unmanned Vessel Deploys With Carrier Strike Group for the First Time
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the 145-ton Seahawk adds options for missions including logistics, refueling and submarine hunting.
- On Wednesday, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group deployed from San Diego with a Leidos Inc Seahawk, marking the first time a carrier strike group has sailed with a large-size uncrewed surface vessel.
- Designed for extended endurance, the 145-ton, 137-foot-long Seahawk operates for months without a crew. The military increasingly integrates autonomous systems to pair multibillion-dollar warships with cheaper, attritable assets.
- "This is a first carrier strike group to ever deploy with a large-size unmanned surface vessel, and this is a force multiplier," Cao said. The vessel supports the strike group with sensors and electronic jamming equipment.
- The strike group is en route to the Middle East to provide commanders options if President Donald Trump chooses to restart military strikes against Iran. The Navy maintains a blockade against Iranian ports.
- Beyond surface vessels, the Navy has used unmanned underwater vehicles to demine the Strait of Hormuz, minimizing risk to personnel. Autonomous technologies play a crucial role in modern conflicts, as seen with Ukraine's use of sea drones against Russia.
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US Navy integrates unmanned surface vessel into carrier strike group deployment
The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group deployed on 8 October with a medium-to-large unmanned surface vessel, the first known operational pairing of its kind for the Navy. Acting Secretary Hung Cao confirmed it at AUSA...
US carrier strike group deployed with a 145-foot drone boat
When the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group departed San Diego last month on its way to the Pacific region, a new, completely autonomous vessel deployed with it for the first time. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed on Wednesday this marked the first carrier striker to ever deploy with a “medium-size USV,” using the acronym […]
For the first time, the US Navy uses a medium unmanned warship with a carrier group. The "Seahawk" accompanies the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
First Deployment of Unmanned AI Warships Before U.S. Aircraft Carriers Changes Naval Warfare Paradigm; 42m-Length Seahawk Carrier Strike Group Deployed. When the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departed the naval port of San Diego, California, on the 27th of last month, a special companion set sail with it. It is a 42m-long vessel that navigates the seas autonomously without a single crew member.
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