Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs)

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[Colin Parkinson]

I see the marine drones being quite effective in areas like the SW Pacific region, Red Sea, portions of the Med and parts of the African coasts. I suspect their effectiveness drops sharply in deep water portions of the ocean. and areas of poor weather, high sea states.

 

[Kirkhill]

I see the marine drones being quite effective in areas like the SW Pacific region, Red Sea, portions of the Med and parts of the African coasts. I suspect their effectiveness drops sharply in deep water portions of the ocean. and areas of poor weather, high sea states.

Ghost Shark operates for up to 10 days autonomously at depths up to 6000 meters (not a misprint).

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Ghost Shark operates for up to 10 days autonomously at depths up to 6000 meters (not a misprint).

Collecting intel, it would have to surface or get close to the surface to get orders to engage if it's even armed.

 

[Kirkhill]

Collecting intel, it would have to surface or get close to the surface to get orders to engage if it's even armed.

How about releasing smaller communications uuvs for flash transmissions? Maybe even recovering them?