The U.S. Navy has a 200-foot-long (approximately 61 m) autonomous surface vehicle that can advance its combat capacity. The large sea drones. They can carry large and flexible computer systems that can allow them to operate independently. Those computers can run complicated and effective algorithms. And those systems can operate as independent kamikaze-drones. Robot missile boats and a platform for flying drones. Those systems can be dangerous to all other vehicles. And they might also have a role as cargo systems. The system is basically similar to the Ukrainian Sea Baby drone, which successfully operated in Simferopol harbour.
There is also a possibility that those large robot vehicles can act as development platforms for larger and more sophisticated systems. The sea drone, like autonomous surface vehicles (ASV) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), can have an unlimited operational range. If those systems use a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) that gives electricity to the electric engines. This gives the system virtually unlimited operational range. There is a possibility that things like Orca-class drones can have that kind of propulsion system.
"Multi Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel." (Interesting Engineering)
The first hydrogen-powered drones are operating in Ukraine. And they seem promising. Those drones use fuel cells. And the thing. That makes them interesting. It is because. Hydrogen. It is easy to produce. Using electrolysis.
If we think about. The larger underwater and surface drones use radioisotope batteries. That can be connected. Into a series. As chemical batteries. Those systems can operate theoretically indefinitely. There is possiblity that those drones carry sub-drones that can use hydrogen as fuel. That means that those drones can create. The hydrogen for those flying or underwater swarming drones. By using electrolysis. There is also a possibility. That, quite soon, we will see full-size submarine drones. They might carry supercomputers for running algorithms. The large size, nuclear-powered drone can operate in the same missions as a manned submarine.
Those drones can operate on hydrogen-powered versions of the Shahed drones or their jet-powered variants. The drone can use hydrogen in the fuel cell. Or it can use hydrogen-powered ramjet engines. In that case, the hypersonic drone or missile must be launched. From the platform, using a rocket, which accelerates the drone to a speed of about Mach 1.
And of course, hydrogen can be used as fuel for the regular piston engines. But, if the thing. Like. An aircraft carrier can have hydrogen-powered aircraft or an air wing. It can create hydrogen from water. By using electrolysis. That gives unlimited operational capacity to those aircraft.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/unmanned-ships-with-most-advanced-autonomy-us
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-uncrewed-surface-vessel-warfare-power
https://interestingengineering.com/videos/this-drone-runs-on-hydrogen-and-its-fighting-in-donbas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_underwater_vehicle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Shark_(submarine)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JARI_USV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle
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