The D.o.D just invested into a Rutgers project. It's a UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) that dispenses drones that can swim and fly. So the UUV dispenses the drone, it swims to a dedicated point, then breaks the surface to fly like a normal drone.
I think that these are a good idea, but they sound far more expensive than I would have expected and the production rate seems far too slow for what I think that we want and need.
Here’s an idea. Maybe design it so that if someone tries to grab it, and they don’t have some kind of late authentication device or something on them, the craft basically overloads its batteries and blows itself up. Or at the very least completely destroys its internal circuitry. After all, you can’t learn a whole lot from Chard remains. I can definitely see these things working as everything from a obvious spying unit to maybe even a kind of mine laying device. And if we could develop them, maybe it could deliver some small torpedoes or something. But again, I feel this thing should have some kind of self destruct system. Because I can tell you without a doubt there are probably countries out there right now that would look at this thing and they are probably salivating at the possibility of trying to grab one.
@@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791 and if that were the case, then if it gets nabbed, then the operator can like hit a button or something, and then the thing blows itself up and basically makes the people who try to take it, reevaluate their life choices.
The things could be awesome for surreptitiously minesweeping before you enter an area. Minesweepers can't move quickly as it is. Or just providing 24/7 surveillance outside your own ports. It could actively ping for enemy submarines, and the only way they could remove it would be to waste a torpedo worth more than this drone, announcing their presence as they do it.
I feel there's some sort of inbuilt deterrent in the drone and just because it wasn't mentioned doesn't mean it's not there. I mean, there's no use publicizing it, as that would give your adversaries a heads-up.
Pricey. What would be great is if it could release numerous minute aerial drones. First approach the target using submarine stealth mode then launch a number of minute 'flies on the wall'.
This is crazy I did a bit of work launching, testing, and recovering these while I was working on a little charter boat out of San Diego. They are pretty cool but I thought they were going to be used primarily for Oceanographic research..... guess they turned to the dark side a little bit 😮
The orange ones ? Well I guess a military contract was more promising. Maybe they were just military the whole time collecting data and concept testing.
ah yes, the defining ability of the United States military system: applying the earnest, thoughtful work of peaceful scientists and engineers for national security. Can't say I'm sad about it, though, as I admire any rare examples of pragmatism and frugality.
For what it's worth I have a degree in Fish and Wildlife Management but I'm also a US navy submarine vet. I'm a bit pragmatic about the military industrial complex. You have to have a safe country if you want to do any meaningful environmental research at all. There is no doubt that a sacrificial weaponized drone will make a lot more money than a few research platforms and the military budget is much higher than the budget for research. They are really cool little machines and I'm glad they are out there in any capacity.
Um they are not stealth, nor were they designed to be. They are designed to be autonomous data collectors, primarily for conditions like water temperature, swell activity, wind speed, etc.
@@shadowslayer9988 They will find out that these things are built with parts any westerner can buy and work on tech you can look up on the internet. These things are useful but really not that complicated or groundbreaking.
Their 5 knot speed could be a handicap. If the target ship is travelling at 18 to 20+ knots there’s no way it could catch up; so they are more akin to passive observation platforms that can keep track of ship movements through a certain area. They had better have some kind of low emission radar so that they can detect oncoming vessels and go into submerged mode to avoid detection. The ocean is pretty large so the chances of a collision are slim, but if it was hit by a vessel at speed who knows if it could survive the impact, even if submerged.
Leave it to the Navy to give the same name to two completely different things. The MQ-4C is also called Triton, and that's a high altitude surveillance drone similar to the USAF Global Hawk.
@@Landrar The MQ-z4C is made by Northrop Grumman. NGC did not name it, the Navy did. Prior to the Navy issuing the name NGC called it BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance). Same situation with the B21 Raider for the USAF, NGC did not name it, USAF did. If the manufacturer wants to call it something that the Navy (or whoever) doesn't like, then they will either change it or ignore the manufacturer's nomenclature. If it isn't obvious I know a bit about those products.
Lol Iran has 100000x of their own, no point in wasting resources to do this. What Iran don’t have are destroyers, subs, and carrier’s to do anything with their spy drones.
its the modularity that makes oversized triton more appealing to yachting to enjoy sailing above & below sea surface around equatorial regions where sunshine & mild sea are advantage to the vessel relying mostly on solar......
Win-Win Cooperation is the ONLY WAY to Co-Exist on this Finite Planet. History teaches us, that any advantages one can muster are only temporary. It is only a matter of time before the table is turned. It is better to negotiate from strength than to bully.
@@dang3304multiply the labor cost times five and you’ll have a more accurate number. We aren’t building these things using Chinese slave labor, we’re building them here where everything has a higher price
@@dang3304 1. skilled labor is expensive per hour 2. 3 weeks to assemble does not mean just 3 weeks of man-hours of labor. Multiple people are probably working on each one the entire time so the total labor time is much more.
Hydrogen powered, electric drone propellers, plus: 'BATTERYLESS BATTERIES': To help power equipment in outer space: Potential endless energy source basically anywhere in this universe: a. Small aluminum cones with an electrical wire running through the center of the cones, cones spaced apart (not touching I'm thinking) but end to end. b. Electromagentic radiation energy in the atmosphere interacts with the aluminum cones. c. Jostled atoms and molecules in the cone eventually have some electrons try to get away from other electrons of which those electrons gather at the larger end of the cone, of which also creates an area of positive charge at the smaller end of the cone. d. The electron's in the wire are attracted to the positive end of the cone and the positive 'end' in the wire are attracted to the negatively charged end of the cone. e. Basically a 'battery' has been created inside the electrical wire itself, different areas of electrical potential. Basically a 'wire battery' or a 'batteryless battery', however one wanted to call it. f. Numerous cones placed end to end increases the number of 'batteries' in the wire. (In series to increase voltage, in parallel to increase amperage). * Via QED (Quantum Electro Dynamics) whereby electromagnetism interacts with electrons in atoms and molecules, one would have to find the correct 'em' frequency for the correct material being utilized for the cones. The shape of the cones could also come into play. The type and size of the wire as well as the type and thickness of the insulation between the cones and the wire would also be factors. * Of course also, possibly 2D triangles made up of certain materials with a conductor going down through the center of the triangle could possible achieve the same 'batteryless' battery system. * Plus possibly with the 2D concept, layered 2D's that absorb different energy frequencies, thereby increasing the net output.
@@user-vp9lc9up6v It would need to be very light, also the submersible mode probably wouldn't be able to work for very long unless they get new battery tech. But yeah I think they definitely have the budget for dedicated aerial drones
@@papajohnsuk5965 yeah not to mention that you'd need to somehow fit wings onto the thing and that'll lead to a whole host of drawbacks for the platform
This is not top secret technology. It's just another weapon platform in the international weapons market. The enemy already knows so much more about our weapons than you and I. What matters here is the enemy just doesn't have ways to detect these small things and they can do nothing about it. Just like fast cruise missiles, the enemy knows they are there, but they don't know where and when they will attack.
@@eaaeeeea if they're just sitting ducks then who cares, but the moment a missile is fired iran's oth radars will know within seconds. in case of cruise missiles, they're easier than ballistics since there is no trajectory per se. the whole concept of cruise missile is range, range provide response time
@@jtgd No secret tech on something we just let go wandering around by itself. We know that sooner or or later one of these will end up on the deck of an enemy ship.
Anything that could be made to be useful to people, we will also be made into a weapon. I swear that a year ago these were just mapping the ocean, that's it, just mapping.
There's a lot of expensive equipment (sensors, cameras, actuators) on-board that all need to be marinised and rated for underwater pressure. Not to mention the R&D involved and support.
We get screwed every which way by the defense industry. They tell us the costs are necessary bc of the "hi-tech" involved. Then we see Yemen and other nations using our tech at a fraction of the cost against us. Remember, our Airforce shot TWO missiles at a 3 story Chinese spy balloon bc they missed with the first one.
We are so ripped off by our military suppliers. The simple stripped down version of this would probably cost $5000 if Ukrainians were building it. So over priced
I can't recall a time where we've never been in war or some type of military conflict. When social security money runs out in 2030 and/or the world completely dedollarizes don't act like you don't know why.
The submarine's value is highly dependent on how deep and quickly it can dive. If an adversary's plane, helicopter or UAV spots the sub, it has to dive fast and deep enough that a strafing run doesn't sink it. It would also need to go deep enough that it's not readily visible, once an adversary's boat is in its area, looking underwater to depth charge it.
@@TettyBoyFloyd The Black Hornet micro-drones cost $200K. Small consumer ones cost $100. A professional one costs $1K. Again, we suck at low cost options that can do "most" of the job. The Russian invasion has show that we need a bigger toolkit that includes mass quantities of cheap stuff.
I actually didn´t realize those tomohawk missiles cost so much. The military needs to shop at Walmart like the rest of us as they seem to have zero concern for costs.
6 months ago, iran threw a rope around one of these and just towed it away behind their boat. lol. After like a half hour the navy went after it and the Iranians dropped it.
I remember that but I am not sure it was the Triton, I don't remember the one in the incident being able to submerge. Either way, that is a huge issue, these systems cannot be falling into enemy hands so easily. We need a to destroy or make sure it does not happen. We also can't have manned assets watching them all the time.
0:11 "Are they designed to be stealthy?" asked only a few seconds after explaining that they can operate submerged. Why else would they operate underwater?
They should put a self destruct option on it. Then they could put an easily readable warning on it that says something like......... “Stealing this equipment is BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! DO NOT TOUCH OR TAMPER WITH THIS EQUIPMENT! IT WILL EXPLODE IF TAMPERED WITH BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL! If found, leave it alone and stay far away from it! DEFINITELY DO NOT LOAD INTO ANY OTHER VESSEL!”
The reason. It probably isn't THAT classified for it to be that much of a national security risk. In order to be attritable, not only do you have to be able to build these in sufficient numbers, but you also can't be too afraid of the possibility of it being lost or captured. These are nowhere near as important as let's say, a B-2 Spirit. Don't get me wrong, I recognize and commend your concern, but it simply isn't as much of a concern to the DoD or this company.
Sounds good...BUT...Just within my lifetime, we have lost 2 -20 years long Wars (Vietnam, AStan) against Peasants armed only with Small Arms, RPGs, Home Made Bombs, Tunnels, and most importantly a sympathetic Media...all the while with absolute Military Superiority in all categories....
American military doctrine is built on deterrence, for that to work you have to tell your enemies what you have in order to convince them that attacking you is not worth it.
This is not secret tech. Just another weapon platform in the international market. This is like a DSLR camera of the weapons industry, very few people know about the specialities of each model, but the information is widely available for those who seek it. The enemy already knew everything about these, they just don't have anything to counter them since they are so small and evasive.
If you look at 1:21, you can see the Tritons out on the water as well as a mini yellow floatation device. The 'Rope' is a cable that attaches to the optional flotation device. This is used to provide wireless communication to the Triton, while they are underwater.
@@furchicken They are no sneakier than fish... and they catch fish by the ton. Ever see a haulback on offshore fisheries trawler? The ones they call 'factory ships"....... how huge are their nets and how deep they fish? Ever see a fishing fleet from here to the horizon, trawling? These things would have to avoid trawlers. Nuclear subs have to avoid trawlers, for that matter.... if they are transiting a fishing ground. Or so it seems to me.
3D printers can do a quick job at a cheaper price. Is no point making expensive drones since the technology is evolving so fast. Next generation will carry at least two torpedoes under water and release them when are in close range.
What about unmanned remote and/or AI controlled subs with a 'device' on board? Hug the bottom and then go vertical underneath a ship. If AI aligned, one moment in time a country has a powerful Navy, next moment in time, not so much. Could also take out bridges and/or disrupt ports. Cost benefit analysis: cost of the sub versus cost of let's say an aircraft carrier. Good deal.
Also, a question: DO ALL GALAXIES EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE IN UPON THEMSELVES? a. Modern science claims that 'gravity' is matter warping the fabric of spacetime. b. There is a lot of matter in a galaxy which would put a huge dent in spacetime. c. How could a galaxy not collapse in upon itself if space and time were warped to make it so? d. Or, is modern science wrong as to what 'gravity' truly is? e. And what exactly is 'space' that it can be warped? f. And what exactly is 'time' that it can be warped? g. Modern science claims that from nubula clouds in this universe that new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy can form. h. Modern science claims that nubula clouds come from supernova'd stars. i. It must have been a huge star that supernova'd so as to be able to generate a nebula cloud large enough to generate more stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy. j. Or, is modern science wrong about how all nebula clouds form? k. Is it at least possible that galaxies collapse in upon themselves, go supernova, thereby generating enough matter and energy so as to be able to generate new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy? l. Galaxy -> Collapses in upon itself -> Supernova's -> Huge nebula cloud forms -> New galaxy eventually forms. m. Possibly been going on throughout all of eternity past, is going on today, and possibly will be going on throughout all of future eternity? n. Possibly also why there are so many unanswered questions concerning the singular big bang theory, because the singular big bang theory is not really true? o. The universe always existed in some form, never had a beginning, and might possibly never have an end? No Creator necessary? Is that even why in part some cling to a singular big bang theory so as to be able to still in part be able to justify a Creator God existing (which probably does not actually exist in actual reality)? p. Modern science claims that an expanding 'space' of this existence will end in a 'big freeze'. But is it more correct that this existence will not end in a big freeze but just that galaxies and life just come and go in this eternal existence? Life just has to find a way to stay alive in outer space with galaxies that come and go, otherwise life ends one day from something, including possibly a collapsing galaxy?
Cost will go down as production scales up. Imagine thousands of these with bombs strapped to them patrolling the Taiwan strait. Wouldn't cost more than $2B but could destroy a fleet costing hundreds of B
Not a concern at all. Just imagine losing one of these to the enemy eh? Reverse engineer galore, just like when Iran shot down the CIA spy drone and now made copies of it and improved their drone fleet. I like how the military industrial complex loves to tell the whole world about these little gadgets and tell adversaries what they're doing so they too can do the same or find ways to counter it to keep the money flow going. What's scary is how we're already weaponizing AI for war or military as if we didn't learn anything from movies.
Yeah, they're very expensive, and unfortunately, one gets in the hands of the enemy. I imagine they would have to be a lot more stealthier and foster applications to be effective. Those seem to be very slow. It's a brilliant idea, of course.
The navy did a great job at the design and implementation they need more financial support for the next chapter in fast moving ships that can go below the surface and on top I mean really fast.
“Whatever the client wants?” There is really only one customer. Any “client”has to be approved by the U.S. government. These drones are not going to be sold to China or Pakistan. (They’ll be given to Saudi Arabia who will sell them to China and Pakistan.)
The D.o.D just invested into a Rutgers project. It's a UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) that dispenses drones that can swim and fly. So the UUV dispenses the drone, it swims to a dedicated point, then breaks the surface to fly like a normal drone.
3:55 do you have a contact at Rutgers?
I think that these are a good idea, but they sound far more expensive than I would have expected and the production rate seems far too slow for what I think that we want and need.
Those two go hand in hand. Economy of scale decreases the cost of systems.
oh you want it to serve for the good of mankind at cost versus profiteering? Well I agree.
Well we didn't have any and now we have some.
these are chump change compared to other military tech
how is this guy supposed to get rich off his robot boat idea if it doesn't cost $2 million a pop?
Here’s an idea. Maybe design it so that if someone tries to grab it, and they don’t have some kind of late authentication device or something on them, the craft basically overloads its batteries and blows itself up. Or at the very least completely destroys its internal circuitry. After all, you can’t learn a whole lot from Chard remains.
I can definitely see these things working as everything from a obvious spying unit to maybe even a kind of mine laying device. And if we could develop them, maybe it could deliver some small torpedoes or something.
But again, I feel this thing should have some kind of self destruct system. Because I can tell you without a doubt there are probably countries out there right now that would look at this thing and they are probably salivating at the possibility of trying to grab one.
When captured it sure will self-destruct, or it could be programed to do more damage to the enemy. It has 5 cameras so it may have a remote operator.
@@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791 and if that were the case, then if it gets nabbed, then the operator can like hit a button or something, and then the thing blows itself up and basically makes the people who try to take it, reevaluate their life choices.
The things could be awesome for surreptitiously minesweeping before you enter an area. Minesweepers can't move quickly as it is. Or just providing 24/7 surveillance outside your own ports. It could actively ping for enemy submarines, and the only way they could remove it would be to waste a torpedo worth more than this drone, announcing their presence as they do it.
I feel there's some sort of inbuilt deterrent in the drone and just because it wasn't mentioned doesn't mean it's not there. I mean, there's no use publicizing it, as that would give your adversaries a heads-up.
@@tsubadaikhan6332 Indeed
Especially the grey color is an engineering marvel.
IRAN: Thanks for this report, we take note.
I'm sure the idiots in Washington have bungled much more sensitive information into our enemies hands. Smh...
Pricey. What would be great is if it could release numerous minute aerial drones. First approach the target using submarine stealth mode then launch a number of minute 'flies on the wall'.
@coldpotatoes2556 which ones ?
@coldpotatoes2556 There are just so many.
@@RickOShay The Grovelers . . . Kowtowers . . . Prostraters . . .
They will be useful for monitoring underwater pipelines and cables
Will USA monitor itself? It's not like we don't know who blew up north stream pipelines.
they can't dive that deep, they're for surface surveillance only
May God bless the USA Navy!
This is crazy I did a bit of work launching, testing, and recovering these while I was working on a little charter boat out of San Diego. They are pretty cool but I thought they were going to be used primarily for Oceanographic research..... guess they turned to the dark side a little bit 😮
The orange ones ? Well I guess a military contract was more promising. Maybe they were just military the whole time collecting data and concept testing.
@@waitemc a product can have multiple applications. defense contracts are also much more lucrative than research
ah yes, the defining ability of the United States military system: applying the earnest, thoughtful work of peaceful scientists and engineers for national security. Can't say I'm sad about it, though, as I admire any rare examples of pragmatism and frugality.
For what it's worth I have a degree in Fish and Wildlife Management but I'm also a US navy submarine vet. I'm a bit pragmatic about the military industrial complex. You have to have a safe country if you want to do any meaningful environmental research at all. There is no doubt that a sacrificial weaponized drone will make a lot more money than a few research platforms and the military budget is much higher than the budget for research. They are really cool little machines and I'm glad they are out there in any capacity.
@@waitemc The orange ones are Saildrone, a different company.
Um they are not stealth, nor were they designed to be. They are designed to be autonomous data collectors, primarily for conditions like water temperature, swell activity, wind speed, etc.
It's not a matter of loss if this can be taken by the enemy, but what they can gain and learn from it.
Drones like this are made with off the shelf parts because because they do get captured.
These drones are made with materials/sensors/etc that are either unclassified or have little value for adversaries so the risk is minimal
@@sterlingarcher7101Yeah you'd be surprised on what another country y can find out with their professional reasearchers.
Military drones have already been stolen in the past into enemy hands sadl
@@shadowslayer9988 They will find out that these things are built with parts any westerner can buy and work on tech you can look up on the internet. These things are useful but really not that complicated or groundbreaking.
Their 5 knot speed could be a handicap. If the target ship is travelling at 18 to 20+ knots there’s no way it could catch up; so they are more akin to passive observation platforms that can keep track of ship movements through a certain area. They had better have some kind of low emission radar so that they can detect oncoming vessels and go into submerged mode to avoid detection. The ocean is pretty large so the chances of a collision are slim, but if it was hit by a vessel at speed who knows if it could survive the impact, even if submerged.
Leave it to the Navy to give the same name to two completely different things. The MQ-4C is also called Triton, and that's a high altitude surveillance drone similar to the USAF Global Hawk.
The Navy didn't name it. Ocean Aero did.
@@Landrar The MQ-z4C is made by Northrop Grumman. NGC did not name it, the Navy did. Prior to the Navy issuing the name NGC called it BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance). Same situation with the B21 Raider for the USAF, NGC did not name it, USAF did. If the manufacturer wants to call it something that the Navy (or whoever) doesn't like, then they will either change it or ignore the manufacturer's nomenclature. If it isn't obvious I know a bit about those products.
Once commandeered and reprogrammed, it could be very helpful to a force dependent on asymmetry.
Lol Iran has 100000x of their own, no point in wasting resources to do this. What Iran don’t have are destroyers, subs, and carrier’s to do anything with their spy drones.
Like Ukraine?
@@chaosXP3RT Umm, yeah. Like Ukraine… We’ll go with that.
@@Clarence_13x What else could you possibly mean? Surely, you're not gonna say something stupid, are you?
@@chaosXP3RT I have no way of knowing. Do you mean stupid like I didn’t think it to fruition, or do you mean you might disagree?
I wonder how long until the DEA captures something like this transporting drugs
The US and Mexican Coast Guards already capture Cartel submarines.
@@yb6036 Manned subs, yes. I'm talking about unmanned subs like this one
What makes you think that the cartels haven't done this ?
@@PatHelbert That's why I said "when the DEA captures one" and not "when the cartels start using them."
Thank you
its the modularity that makes oversized triton more appealing to yachting to enjoy sailing above & below sea surface around equatorial regions where sunshine & mild sea are advantage to the vessel relying mostly on solar......
Brilliant!
Win-Win Cooperation is the ONLY WAY to Co-Exist on this Finite Planet. History teaches us, that any advantages one can muster are only temporary. It is only a matter of time before the table is turned. It is better to negotiate from strength than to bully.
Outstanding!!! 🇺🇸 USA ❤
These could have serious uses in non-military areas as well. Ingenious product!
$2 million each? We're talking $50k materials and labour, $50k amortised R&D, where does the rest go? Political kickbacks?
@@dang3304multiply the labor cost times five and you’ll have a more accurate number.
We aren’t building these things using Chinese slave labor, we’re building them here where everything has a higher price
@@randbarrett8706 They said in the video it takes 3 weeks to assemble, 3 weeks of American assembly labour is only a few thousand dollars.
@@dang3304
1. skilled labor is expensive per hour
2. 3 weeks to assemble does not mean just 3 weeks of man-hours of labor. Multiple people are probably working on each one the entire time so the total labor time is much more.
@@costcorotisseriechicken2520 assume 3 people assembling it constantly for 3 weeks. That's still only ~$10k in labor costs.
Now imagine...it can TAKE off...and FLY! To basically have unlimited range...solar charge when lands on ocean.
Yeah thats not going to happen
African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years
Hydrogen powered, electric drone propellers, plus:
'BATTERYLESS BATTERIES':
To help power equipment in outer space:
Potential endless energy source basically anywhere in this universe:
a. Small aluminum cones with an electrical wire running through the center of the cones, cones spaced apart (not touching I'm thinking) but end to end.
b. Electromagentic radiation energy in the atmosphere interacts with the aluminum cones.
c. Jostled atoms and molecules in the cone eventually have some electrons try to get away from other electrons of which those electrons gather at the larger end of the cone, of which also creates an area of positive charge at the smaller end of the cone.
d. The electron's in the wire are attracted to the positive end of the cone and the positive 'end' in the wire are attracted to the negatively charged end of the cone.
e. Basically a 'battery' has been created inside the electrical wire itself, different areas of electrical potential. Basically a 'wire battery' or a 'batteryless battery', however one wanted to call it.
f. Numerous cones placed end to end increases the number of 'batteries' in the wire.
(In series to increase voltage, in parallel to increase amperage).
* Via QED (Quantum Electro Dynamics) whereby electromagnetism interacts with electrons in atoms and molecules, one would have to find the correct 'em' frequency for the correct material being utilized for the cones. The shape of the cones could also come into play. The type and size of the wire as well as the type and thickness of the insulation between the cones and the wire would also be factors.
* Of course also, possibly 2D triangles made up of certain materials with a conductor going down through the center of the triangle could possible achieve the same 'batteryless' battery system.
* Plus possibly with the 2D concept, layered 2D's that absorb different energy frequencies, thereby increasing the net output.
@@user-vp9lc9up6v It would need to be very light, also the submersible mode probably wouldn't be able to work for very long unless they get new battery tech. But yeah I think they definitely have the budget for dedicated aerial drones
@@papajohnsuk5965 yeah not to mention that you'd need to somehow fit wings onto the thing and that'll lead to a whole host of drawbacks for the platform
This is both fascinating and terrifying.
Holy cow!.this is amazing..the dimensions I mean.long instead of wide..like a canoe..this is a good piece..
sounds good but still doesn't win against a navy ship
Have it longer more panels thus includes a drove charging and launch section that could open even pull out bars extending solar collectors
African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years
@@ZoomZoomMX3They have to leave room for the explosives.
@@breezeanonymous6034 We wuz kangz.
Wazzup from Hanford site!😊
It should have a self destruct feature on it if unauthorized personal try to take it out of the water
Sure it has self destruct and it may have remote operator
Sounds like it’s all fun and games until someone brings a net
You just had to go and spoil it didn't you....
Impressive!
It cannot remain stealthy and top secret when it's being discussed in the media
The tech can
This is not top secret technology. It's just another weapon platform in the international weapons market. The enemy already knows so much more about our weapons than you and I. What matters here is the enemy just doesn't have ways to detect these small things and they can do nothing about it. Just like fast cruise missiles, the enemy knows they are there, but they don't know where and when they will attack.
@@eaaeeeea if they're just sitting ducks then who cares, but the moment a missile is fired iran's oth radars will know within seconds. in case of cruise missiles, they're easier than ballistics since there is no trajectory per se. the whole concept of cruise missile is range, range provide response time
@@jtgd No secret tech on something we just let go wandering around by itself. We know that sooner or or later one of these will end up on the deck of an enemy ship.
Shelby stories are always great
Love you WSJ
Amazing!
Remote robotic warfare where no one gets killed except the enemy could have the unintended effect of making warfare tenable.
It would all the fun and excitement out of war. Like watching drone racecars.
Is that not already the case?
Anything that could be made to be useful to people, we will also be made into a weapon. I swear that a year ago these were just mapping the ocean, that's it, just mapping.
3 million a piece, you know someone's getting ripped off.
There's a lot of expensive equipment (sensors, cameras, actuators) on-board that all need to be marinised and rated for underwater pressure. Not to mention the R&D involved and support.
We get screwed every which way by the defense industry. They tell us the costs are necessary bc of the "hi-tech" involved. Then we see Yemen and other nations using our tech at a fraction of the cost against us. Remember, our Airforce shot TWO missiles at a 3 story Chinese spy balloon bc they missed with the first one.
So why don't they just put a auto destruction coder on it if they're worried about capture.
Nice.
We are so ripped off by our military suppliers. The simple stripped down version of this would probably cost $5000 if Ukrainians were building it. So over priced
I can't recall a time where we've never been in war or some type of military conflict. When social security money runs out in 2030 and/or the world completely dedollarizes don't act like you don't know why.
Bozo has no clue that fx is a zero sum game.
The US has been at peace a total of 17 years since 1776.
So the dude didn't sign an NDA with any of those potential client nations? Hmmmm....
I foresee this going bad Once cartels figure out How to deploy this and misleading about tomahawks
I'd be interested in how something so small and light could be effective in laying mines...
C.I.A. Criminals In Action
being one..........
don't underestimate swarm capabilities
African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years
@@rjf8001 This
Very cool
Yes, let's release videos showing EXACTLY what the military uses. Why is it a good idea to put this information out like this? It isn't.
The triton is for observing then the faster weapon designed uuv will attack,, UUV with UAV's combined .. yes a game changer
The submarine's value is highly dependent on how deep and quickly it can dive. If an adversary's plane, helicopter or UAV spots the sub, it has to dive fast and deep enough that a strafing run doesn't sink it. It would also need to go deep enough that it's not readily visible, once an adversary's boat is in its area, looking underwater to depth charge it.
Mo money. Mo money. Mo money! The military industrial complex never sleeps!
Ok, this is pretty cool.
And, just heard the price. We suck at making cheap stuff.
@@TettyBoyFloydwell said, scalability is the only way to reduce prices.
@@TettyBoyFloyd Did you see the cardboard drone that Australia made?
We would never come up with something like that.
well given the ridiculous cost of living in the US where health care is the most expensive in the world….
@@TettyBoyFloyd The Black Hornet micro-drones cost $200K. Small consumer ones cost $100. A professional one costs $1K.
Again, we suck at low cost options that can do "most" of the job.
The Russian invasion has show that we need a bigger toolkit that includes mass quantities of cheap stuff.
African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years and they used to make it very cheap.
Explosive growth 😂 good one!
Lol grow up but yeah man 😊
I actually didn´t realize those tomohawk missiles cost so much. The military needs to shop at Walmart like the rest of us as they seem to have zero concern for costs.
Hopefully they won't go cheap and outsource to make these in China.
I love it! I’ll take 3😛
I'm sorry but "are they designed to be stealthy? They are they are" is top tier interviewing
Dang. I hope our enemies don't have anything highly technological to capture these drones.. fishing net seems like a pretty effective countermeasure.
If you can find it lol
Good luck scooping the ocean these aren't very visible to radar and they have a very low sonar observability.
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If this project made it to the Wall Street journal it's just a bubble.
Invest elsewhere - buyer beware!
6 months ago, iran threw a rope around one of these and just towed it away behind their boat. lol.
After like a half hour the navy went after it and the Iranians dropped it.
I remember that but I am not sure it was the Triton, I don't remember the one in the incident being able to submerge. Either way, that is a huge issue, these systems cannot be falling into enemy hands so easily. We need a to destroy or make sure it does not happen. We also can't have manned assets watching them all the time.
African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years.
Ya.... not this one.... this one is a Sub...... not captured by Iran, that was the Saildrone.....
0:11 "Are they designed to be stealthy?" asked only a few seconds after explaining that they can operate submerged. Why else would they operate underwater?
5:07 What type of scissor is this?
The problem with a company like this is it can do business with whatever country it wants to.
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They should put a self destruct option on it. Then they could put an easily readable warning on it that says something like......... “Stealing this equipment is BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! DO NOT TOUCH OR TAMPER WITH THIS EQUIPMENT! IT WILL EXPLODE IF TAMPERED WITH BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL! If found, leave it alone and stay far away from it! DEFINITELY DO NOT LOAD INTO ANY OTHER VESSEL!”
Should have remote self destruct ability if captured
lol. Chinese fishermen are going to have a FIELD DAY with these tritons.
If you're trying to prevent classified technology from being captured, why not just add a self-destruct mode.
The reason.
It probably isn't THAT classified for it to be that much of a national security risk. In order to be attritable, not only do you have to be able to build these in sufficient numbers, but you also can't be too afraid of the possibility of it being lost or captured.
These are nowhere near as important as let's say, a B-2 Spirit.
Don't get me wrong, I recognize and commend your concern, but it simply isn't as much of a concern to the DoD or this company.
China can build them ten times faster, with one tenth of the costs.
How about they use it to stop over fishing or polluting vessels.
The US doesn't have an issue with that
Sounds good...BUT...Just within my lifetime, we have lost 2 -20 years long Wars (Vietnam, AStan) against Peasants armed only with Small Arms, RPGs, Home Made Bombs, Tunnels, and most importantly a sympathetic Media...all the while with absolute Military Superiority in all categories....
The Triton needs greater speed, and a self-destruct capability. Make it happen!
Showing this isn’t necessary, it’s like telling your enemies you’re secrets
American military doctrine is built on deterrence, for that to work you have to tell your enemies what you have in order to convince them that attacking you is not worth it.
It's for increased sales, not for security.
@@temper44 profit over security🤦🏻♂️
This isn’t a black project. Once they get deployed, it’s basically public.
This is not secret tech. Just another weapon platform in the international market. This is like a DSLR camera of the weapons industry, very few people know about the specialities of each model, but the information is widely available for those who seek it. The enemy already knew everything about these, they just don't have anything to counter them since they are so small and evasive.
Im surprised they dont self detonate upon being retrieved by hostile forces.
What's the rope on the back for?
If you look at 1:21, you can see the Tritons out on the water as well as a mini yellow floatation device. The 'Rope' is a cable that attaches to the optional flotation device.
This is used to provide wireless communication to the Triton, while they are underwater.
How to keep aircraft carriers from being floating targets?
Seems like a fishing trawler would be a good anti-Triton platform.
If they can find them
@@furchicken They are no sneakier than fish... and they catch fish by the ton. Ever see a haulback on offshore fisheries trawler?
The ones they call 'factory ships"....... how huge are their nets and how deep they fish? Ever see a fishing fleet from here to the horizon, trawling?
These things would have to avoid trawlers.
Nuclear subs have to avoid trawlers, for that matter.... if they are transiting a fishing ground.
Or so it seems to me.
3D printers can do a quick job at a cheaper price. Is no point making expensive drones since the technology is evolving so fast. Next generation will carry at least two torpedoes under water and release them when are in close range.
Provide the files and I'll print it up.
What about unmanned remote and/or AI controlled subs with a 'device' on board? Hug the bottom and then go vertical underneath a ship. If AI aligned, one moment in time a country has a powerful Navy, next moment in time, not so much. Could also take out bridges and/or disrupt ports. Cost benefit analysis: cost of the sub versus cost of let's say an aircraft carrier. Good deal.
Also, a question:
DO ALL GALAXIES EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE IN UPON THEMSELVES?
a. Modern science claims that 'gravity' is matter warping the fabric of spacetime.
b. There is a lot of matter in a galaxy which would put a huge dent in spacetime.
c. How could a galaxy not collapse in upon itself if space and time were warped to make it so?
d. Or, is modern science wrong as to what 'gravity' truly is?
e. And what exactly is 'space' that it can be warped?
f. And what exactly is 'time' that it can be warped?
g. Modern science claims that from nubula clouds in this universe that new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy can form.
h. Modern science claims that nubula clouds come from supernova'd stars.
i. It must have been a huge star that supernova'd so as to be able to generate a nebula cloud large enough to generate more stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy.
j. Or, is modern science wrong about how all nebula clouds form?
k. Is it at least possible that galaxies collapse in upon themselves, go supernova, thereby generating enough matter and energy so as to be able to generate new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy?
l. Galaxy -> Collapses in upon itself -> Supernova's -> Huge nebula cloud forms -> New galaxy eventually forms.
m. Possibly been going on throughout all of eternity past, is going on today, and possibly will be going on throughout all of future eternity?
n. Possibly also why there are so many unanswered questions concerning the singular big bang theory, because the singular big bang theory is not really true?
o. The universe always existed in some form, never had a beginning, and might possibly never have an end? No Creator necessary? Is that even why in part some cling to a singular big bang theory so as to be able to still in part be able to justify a Creator God existing (which probably does not actually exist in actual reality)?
p. Modern science claims that an expanding 'space' of this existence will end in a 'big freeze'. But is it more correct that this existence will not end in a big freeze but just that galaxies and life just come and go in this eternal existence? Life just has to find a way to stay alive in outer space with galaxies that come and go, otherwise life ends one day from something, including possibly a collapsing galaxy?
You just had to say "AI", didn't you.
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Cost will go down as production scales up. Imagine thousands of these with bombs strapped to them patrolling the Taiwan strait. Wouldn't cost more than $2B but could destroy a fleet costing hundreds of B
That’s the goal yeah
Not a concern at all. Just imagine losing one of these to the enemy eh? Reverse engineer galore, just like when Iran shot down the CIA spy drone and now made copies of it and improved their drone fleet. I like how the military industrial complex loves to tell the whole world about these little gadgets and tell adversaries what they're doing so they too can do the same or find ways to counter it to keep the money flow going. What's scary is how we're already weaponizing AI for war or military as if we didn't learn anything from movies.
I want one for my birthday
It Looks just like the ship from The Rogue One space battle
Imagine explosive submarine drones 😵😵😵
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Launching platform micro drones?😎
Go Navy!
2:40 "A Triton is basically the cost of a Tomahawk Missile" No way that drone costs over 200 million dollars each??????💀
He said in the video that the Triton costs around $3 million. So you're right.
Where are you getting your '200 million' figure from?
The TLAM costs around 1% of that figure.
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Yeah, they're very expensive, and unfortunately, one gets in the hands of the enemy. I imagine they would have to be a lot more stealthier and foster applications to be effective. Those seem to be very slow. It's a brilliant idea, of course.
Didn't Iran capture like two of them a while ago? So much for a stealth drone
its should have a features like once it captured by an enemy it will act like a time bomb once its place on the floor.
Skynet will put them to good use.
The navy did a great job at the design and implementation they need more financial support for the next chapter in fast moving ships that can go below the surface and on top I mean really fast.
Drone wars, where will it all lead to, A.I.s in charge?
If we thought there was little accountability
before, there will soon be zero accountability.
That looks spendy. No wonder we are all struggling. Got to have them wars. Endless wars.
Patrolling the nooks and crannies of island archipelagos seems like a given
Can they use this to go down to the Titanic?
No, The Triton is rated for about 100 meters.... Titanic is wayyy deeper than that.
The ability to monitor all Chinese movement, every where is, in space.
Minds at war
Didn't Iran capture one of these drones last year?
Did Biden wrote them a letter asking them to return it? 😂
No, you're thinking of the company 'Saildrone', Not Ocean Aero.
Pair this with something like a Canon MS-500 and you can spot targets miles away.
Not required just hook it up with a UAV and bam you get precison guided torpedoes lol
“Whatever the client wants?” There is really only one customer. Any “client”has to be approved by the U.S. government. These drones are not going to be sold to China or Pakistan. (They’ll be given to Saudi Arabia who will sell them to China and Pakistan.)