US Navy Sub Successfully Launches Drone via Torpedo Tube in Groundbreaking Test

Published on December 14, 2023



A US Navy submarine has tried out an unmanned underwater vehicle (abbreviated the UUV) that may exit and re-enter the sub via a torpedo tube for the first time. The ability to launch a drone from a present hatch opens up new possibilities for scouting, surveillance, and other activities.

For some years, the Navy’s sub-community was experimenting with a variation of the REMUS 600 military/civilian UUV, launching and recovering it using a drydeck shelter and divers. However, the Navy’s inventory of subs that can successfully carry a drydeck shelter is limited. The launch and recovery method is also inept. Thus, the service is interested in building a variation that can go inside and out of a torpedo tube.

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