Comment on Sea drone warfare has arrived. The U.S. is floundering
freeman@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoI don’t think there’s any drones performing the air defense role, which is what destroyers actually do.
Probably not doing anti submarine stuff either or ranging far from the coast.
HubertManne@kbin.social 1 month ago
I see them ranging far from the coast as part of a carrier. I could see the carriers charging them and such.
freeman@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You would need a dedicated ship them, an expensive one.
Why though? Carrier groups engage surface opponents via aircraft that can get them faster and farther away.
HubertManne@kbin.social 1 month ago
why would a dedicated ship be needed? You would just need some sort of interface mechanism on the carrier. The word carrier group means multiple ships. The idea im thinking of is those other carrier defense ships would be replaced by drones.
freeman@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I am confused as to even what size you conceive these drones to be. Will they be carried or attached to the carrier (the aircraft carrier? A helicopter/landing ship?). Will they be able to independently travel in the ocean like proper escorts do?
Will they actually be supposed to provide air defense and/or anti-submarine capabilities on their own? Because you will need size to house the equipment for all those capabilities and of course all that equipment is expensive.