A 155-pound drone submarine that two people can carry and toss off the edge of a dock dives 1,000 feet and works 30-hour missions hunting sea mines, and the Navy just placed its biggest order of them yet, with options that run the fleet to 200 vehicles
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"A 155-pound drone submarine that two people can carry and toss off the edge of a dock dives 1,000 feet and works 30-hour missions hunting sea mines, and the Navy just placed its biggest order of them yet, with options that run the fleet to 200 vehicles" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Baird Maritime, HII, navalnews.com and news.usni.org. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "A 155-pound drone submarine that two people can carry and toss off the edge of a" trending?
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Coverage (5)
- Unmanned Craft News Roundup | October 2 – Australian 3D-printed boat, Indian Navy USV conversion project and more Baird Maritime · 11h ago
- HII Wins U.S. Navy Contract for 10 ROMULUS USVs, Accelerating Deployment of Proven Autonomous Capability HII · 11h ago
- Saronic Awarded Production Contract for Marauder Under U.S. Navy’s MUSV Marketplace navalnews.com · 11h ago
- 3 Louisiana Shipyards to Build 30 Drone Ships in $1.2B Navy MUSV Deal news.usni.org · 11h ago
- A 155-pound drone submarine that two people can carry and toss off the edge of a dock dives 1,000 feet and works 30-hour missions hunting sea mines, and the Navy just placed its biggest order of them yet, with options that run the fleet to 200 vehicles Autonocion.com · 11h ago
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