the machines are coming
oh yes, yes, the machines are coming.
From Jane's:
"Described by developers AAI, MRVI and Sea Robotics as a fourth-generation unmanned surface vessel (USV) that can be remotely operated and function in fully autonomous missions, the Interceptor was displayed in public for the first time at IDEX 2007 in Abu Dhabi."
http://www.janes.com/video/Interceptor_2007_Pt2_LR.mpg
I don't know whether to be amused by the banality of the video or creeped out by its resemblance to low budget 1980's action and science fiction movies.
More links, not on Jane's:
http://www.searobotics.com/gallery.htm
http://www.idexuae.com/english/News/newsDesc.aspx?News_ID=17
http://www.mrvint.com/
Apparently the interesting thing about the "Interceptor" is its speed and range. There's little about its sensor package or autonomous navigation capability, which to me indicate there's not much to them. I also note that the IDEX press release describes "future platforms for quick disaster response and weapons platforms" which means no one has let them mount guns on it yet, but they hope someone will want to...
Seems a lot less practical than UAVs, which are already widely deployed, weapons systems and all.
From Jane's:
"Described by developers AAI, MRVI and Sea Robotics as a fourth-generation unmanned surface vessel (USV) that can be remotely operated and function in fully autonomous missions, the Interceptor was displayed in public for the first time at IDEX 2007 in Abu Dhabi."
http://www.janes.com/video/Interceptor_2007_Pt2_LR.mpg
I don't know whether to be amused by the banality of the video or creeped out by its resemblance to low budget 1980's action and science fiction movies.
More links, not on Jane's:
http://www.searobotics.com/gallery.htm
http://www.idexuae.com/english/News/newsDesc.aspx?News_ID=17
http://www.mrvint.com/
Apparently the interesting thing about the "Interceptor" is its speed and range. There's little about its sensor package or autonomous navigation capability, which to me indicate there's not much to them. I also note that the IDEX press release describes "future platforms for quick disaster response and weapons platforms" which means no one has let them mount guns on it yet, but they hope someone will want to...
Seems a lot less practical than UAVs, which are already widely deployed, weapons systems and all.