The Navy deepened its fast-growing investment in sea drones Friday, creating a squadron of small, experimental uncrewed surface vessels, or USVs, that could be used for maritime security and possibly the firing of weapons. The so-called Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Crafts, or GARCs, are 16 feet long and capable of traveling up to 40 mph in favorable sea conditions.
The small version is being introduced last inpart because the Navy is still figuring out how it can best serve the fleet's interests when in it is lowered into the ocean from a large, crewed warship. The experimentation is being pushed by global events, particularly the war between Ukraine and Russia.
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