Unmanned surface vessel - in pictures

  • This unmanned surface vessel, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office’s Ghost Fleet Overlord programme, recently made a trip from the southern US Gulf coast to the coast of California, almost entirely by travelling autonomously. In December, it took part in exercise Dawn Blitz, in which it also demonstrated its autonomous capabilities. Photo: US Navy
    This unmanned surface vessel, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office’s Ghost Fleet Overlord programme, recently made a trip from the southern US Gulf coast to the coast of California, almost entirely by travelling autonomously. In December, it took part in exercise Dawn Blitz, in which it also demonstrated its autonomous capabilities. Photo: US Navy
  • Two existing commercial fast supply vessels were converted into unmanned surface vessels for Overlord testing, which will play a vital role in informing the US Navy’s new classes of USVs. Photo: US Navy
    Two existing commercial fast supply vessels were converted into unmanned surface vessels for Overlord testing, which will play a vital role in informing the US Navy’s new classes of USVs. Photo: US Navy
  • A Ghost Fleet Overlord test vessel sits by the pier after a demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the programme in September. Photo: US Navy
    A Ghost Fleet Overlord test vessel sits by the pier after a demonstration during the conclusion of Phase I of the programme in September. Photo: US Navy
  • ‘USV Nomad’ and ‘USV Ranger’. Photo: US Department of Defence
    ‘USV Nomad’ and ‘USV Ranger’. Photo: US Department of Defence
  • ‘Sea Hunter’, an unmanned ocean-going vessel, sets sail on the Willammette River after a christening ceremony in Portland, Oregon, on April 7, 2016. Photo: US Navy
    ‘Sea Hunter’, an unmanned ocean-going vessel, sets sail on the Willammette River after a christening ceremony in Portland, Oregon, on April 7, 2016. Photo: US Navy