DARPA Completes Successful ACTUV/TALONS Test

摘要

DARPA has successfully tested its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) and its first payload, the Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS), which launched from the back of the vessel. The ACTUV is a part of DARPA's new class of USVs, with the ability to stay out on sea for months at a time. The technology demonstrator, named Sea Hunter, launched in January. The vessel is capable of completing several kinds of missions, including submarine tracking and countermine activities.