05-02-2024, 11:41 AM
Wonder how many USOs these are going to cause.
They are command and control platforms, and autonomous.
Makes me think they will be motherships to release other smaller drones like the Air Force has admitted to be working on.
Stunningly beautiful.
![[Image: Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing.jpg]](https://i0.wp.com/theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing.jpg)
Aviationist
![[Image: Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing-2-scaled.jpg]](https://i0.wp.com/theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing-2-scaled.jpg)
![[Image: Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing-3.jpg]](https://i0.wp.com/theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Manta-Ray-UUV-in-water-testing-3.jpg)
They are command and control platforms, and autonomous.
Makes me think they will be motherships to release other smaller drones like the Air Force has admitted to be working on.
Stunningly beautiful.
Aviationist
Quote:As we have already reported here, on April 8, 2024, Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled the first image online of a full-scale prototype of the Manta Ray, an innovative uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV). Described as a new class of UUV, the Manta Ray is an extra-large glider designed to undertake extended-duration, long-range, and payload-capable undersea missions independently, without requiring on-site human logistics.
