The Stealth Submarine-Sailboat Drone the U.S. Navy Is Using Near Iran | WSJ Equipped 

A few years ago Rutgers set loose a glider which sailed from New Jersey to Spain. Every few hours it would surface to take a position fix and recharge its batteries. Haven't heard much about it since then.

Those two go hand in hand. Economy of scale decreases the cost of systems.

oh you want it to serve for the good of mankind at cost versus profiteering? Well I agree.

Well we didn't have any and now we have some.

these are chump change compared to other military tech

how is this guy supposed to get rich off his robot boat idea if it doesn't cost $2 million a pop?

The orange ones ? Well I guess a military contract was more promising. Maybe they were just military the whole time collecting data and concept testing.

@@waitemc a product can have multiple applications. defense contracts are also much more lucrative than research

ah yes, the defining ability of the United States military system: applying the earnest, thoughtful work of peaceful scientists and engineers for national security. Can't say I'm sad about it, though, as I admire any rare examples of pragmatism and frugality.

For what it's worth I have a degree in Fish and Wildlife Management but I'm also a US navy submarine vet. I'm a bit pragmatic about the military industrial complex. You have to have a safe country if you want to do any meaningful environmental research at all. There is no doubt that a sacrificial weaponized drone will make a lot more money than a few research platforms and the military budget is much higher than the budget for research. They are really cool little machines and I'm glad they are out there in any capacity.

@@waitemc The orange ones are Saildrone, a different company.

When captured it sure will self-destruct, or it could be programed to do more damage to the enemy. It has 5 cameras so it may have a remote operator.

@@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791 and if that were the case, then if it gets nabbed, then the operator can like hit a button or something, and then the thing blows itself up and basically makes the people who try to take it, reevaluate their life choices.

The things could be awesome for surreptitiously minesweeping before you enter an area. Minesweepers can't move quickly as it is. Or just providing 24/7 surveillance outside your own ports. It could actively ping for enemy submarines, and the only way they could remove it would be to waste a torpedo worth more than this drone, announcing their presence as they do it.

I feel there's some sort of inbuilt deterrent in the drone and just because it wasn't mentioned doesn't mean it's not there. I mean, there's no use publicizing it, as that would give your adversaries a heads-up.

@@tsubadaikhan6332 Indeed

Will USA monitor itself? It's not like we don't know who blew up north stream pipelines.

they can't dive that deep, they're for surface surveillance only

Don’t encourage the psychopaths.

@@coldpotatoes2556 which ones ?

@@Rickoshay that’s the million dollar question, isn’t it.

@@coldpotatoes2556 There are just so many.

@@Rickoshay The Grovelers . . . Kowtowers . . . Prostraters . . .

Drones like this are made with off the shelf parts because because they do get captured.

These drones are made with materials/sensors/etc that are either unclassified or have little value for adversaries so the risk is minimal

​@@sterlingarcher7101Yeah you'd be surprised on what another country y can find out with their professional reasearchers.

Military drones have already been stolen in the past into enemy hands sadl

@@shadowslayer9988 They will find out that these things are built with parts any westerner can buy and work on tech you can look up on the internet. These things are useful but really not that complicated or groundbreaking.

You just had to go and spoil it didn't you....

sounds good but still doesn't win against a navy ship

Have it longer more panels thus includes a drove charging and launch section that could open even pull out bars extending solar collectors

African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years

@@ZoomZoomMX3They have to leave room for the explosives.

@@breezeanonymous6034 We wuz kangz.

The Navy didn't name it. Ocean Aero did.

@@Landrar The MQ-z4C is made by Northrop Grumman. NGC did not name it, the Navy did. Prior to the Navy issuing the name NGC called it BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance). Same situation with the B21 Raider for the USAF, NGC did not name it, USAF did. If the manufacturer wants to call it something that the Navy (or whoever) doesn't like, then they will either change it or ignore the manufacturer's nomenclature. If it isn't obvious I know a bit about those products.

Lol grow up but yeah man 😊

Lol Iran has 100000x of their own, no point in wasting resources to do this. What Iran don’t have are destroyers, subs, and carrier’s to do anything with their spy drones.

Like Ukraine?

@@chaosXP3RT Umm, yeah. Like Ukraine… We’ll go with that.

@@Clarence_13x What else could you possibly mean? Surely, you're not gonna say something stupid, are you?

@@chaosXP3RT I have no way of knowing. Do you mean stupid like I didn’t think it to fruition, or do you mean you might disagree?

There's a lot of expensive equipment (sensors, cameras, actuators) on-board that all need to be marinised and rated for underwater pressure. Not to mention the R&D involved and support.

$2 million each? We're talking $50k materials and labour, $50k amortised R&D, where does the rest go? Political kickbacks?

@@dang3304multiply the labor cost times five and you’ll have a more accurate number. We aren’t building these things using Chinese slave labor, we’re building them here where everything has a higher price

@@randbarrett8706 They said in the video it takes 3 weeks to assemble, 3 weeks of American assembly labour is only a few thousand dollars.

@@dang3304 1. skilled labor is expensive per hour 2. 3 weeks to assemble does not mean just 3 weeks of man-hours of labor. Multiple people are probably working on each one the entire time so the total labor time is much more.

​@@costcorotisseriechicken2520 assume 3 people assembling it constantly for 3 weeks. That's still only ~$10k in labor costs.

unintended? their profits go up when there's a war

It would all the fun and excitement out of war. Like watching drone racecars.

Is that not already the case?

The tech can

This is not top secret technology. It's just another weapon platform in the international weapons market. The enemy already knows so much more about our weapons than you and I. What matters here is the enemy just doesn't have ways to detect these small things and they can do nothing about it. Just like fast cruise missiles, the enemy knows they are there, but they don't know where and when they will attack.

​@@eaaeeeea if they're just sitting ducks then who cares, but the moment a missile is fired iran's oth radars will know within seconds. in case of cruise missiles, they're easier than ballistics since there is no trajectory per se. the whole concept of cruise missile is range, range provide response time

@@jtgd No secret tech on something we just let go wandering around by itself. We know that sooner or or later one of these will end up on the deck of an enemy ship.

The US and Mexican Coast Guards already capture Cartel submarines.

@@yb6036 Manned subs, yes. I'm talking about unmanned subs like this one

What makes you think that the cartels haven't done this ?

@@user-ed1gy1vr5x That's why I said "when the DEA captures one" and not "when the cartels start using them."

Sure it has self destruct and it may have remote operator

Also, a question: DO ALL GALAXIES EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE IN UPON THEMSELVES? a. Modern science claims that 'gravity' is matter warping the fabric of spacetime. b. There is a lot of matter in a galaxy which would put a huge dent in spacetime. c. How could a galaxy not collapse in upon itself if space and time were warped to make it so? d. Or, is modern science wrong as to what 'gravity' truly is? e. And what exactly is 'space' that it can be warped? f. And what exactly is 'time' that it can be warped? g. Modern science claims that from nubula clouds in this universe that new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy can form. h. Modern science claims that nubula clouds come from supernova'd stars. i. It must have been a huge star that supernova'd so as to be able to generate a nebula cloud large enough to generate more stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy. j. Or, is modern science wrong about how all nebula clouds form? k. Is it at least possible that galaxies collapse in upon themselves, go supernova, thereby generating enough matter and energy so as to be able to generate new stars, planets, moons, solar systems and a new galaxy? l. Galaxy -> Collapses in upon itself -> Supernova's -> Huge nebula cloud forms -> New galaxy eventually forms. m. Possibly been going on throughout all of eternity past, is going on today, and possibly will be going on throughout all of future eternity? n. Possibly also why there are so many unanswered questions concerning the singular big bang theory, because the singular big bang theory is not really true? o. The universe always existed in some form, never had a beginning, and might possibly never have an end? No Creator necessary? Is that even why in part some cling to a singular big bang theory so as to be able to still in part be able to justify a Creator God existing (which probably does not actually exist in actual reality)? p. Modern science claims that an expanding 'space' of this existence will end in a 'big freeze'. But is it more correct that this existence will not end in a big freeze but just that galaxies and life just come and go in this eternal existence? Life just has to find a way to stay alive in outer space with galaxies that come and go, otherwise life ends one day from something, including possibly a collapsing galaxy?

You just had to say "AI", didn't you.

If you can find it lol

Good luck scooping the ocean these aren't very visible to radar and they have a very low sonar observability.

Yeah thats not going to happen

African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years

Hydrogen powered, electric drone propellers, plus: 'BATTERYLESS BATTERIES': To help power equipment in outer space: Potential endless energy source basically anywhere in this universe: a. Small aluminum cones with an electrical wire running through the center of the cones, cones spaced apart (not touching I'm thinking) but end to end. b. Electromagentic radiation energy in the atmosphere interacts with the aluminum cones. c. Jostled atoms and molecules in the cone eventually have some electrons try to get away from other electrons of which those electrons gather at the larger end of the cone, of which also creates an area of positive charge at the smaller end of the cone. d. The electron's in the wire are attracted to the positive end of the cone and the positive 'end' in the wire are attracted to the negatively charged end of the cone. e. Basically a 'battery' has been created inside the electrical wire itself, different areas of electrical potential. Basically a 'wire battery' or a 'batteryless battery', however one wanted to call it. f. Numerous cones placed end to end increases the number of 'batteries' in the wire. (In series to increase voltage, in parallel to increase amperage). * Via QED (Quantum Electro Dynamics) whereby electromagnetism interacts with electrons in atoms and molecules, one would have to find the correct 'em' frequency for the correct material being utilized for the cones. The shape of the cones could also come into play. The type and size of the wire as well as the type and thickness of the insulation between the cones and the wire would also be factors. * Of course also, possibly 2D triangles made up of certain materials with a conductor going down through the center of the triangle could possible achieve the same 'batteryless' battery system. * Plus possibly with the 2D concept, layered 2D's that absorb different energy frequencies, thereby increasing the net output.

​@@user-vp9lc9up6v It would need to be very light, also the submersible mode probably wouldn't be able to work for very long unless they get new battery tech. But yeah I think they definitely have the budget for dedicated aerial drones

@@papajohnsuk5965 yeah not to mention that you'd need to somehow fit wings onto the thing and that'll lead to a whole host of drawbacks for the platform

@@TettyBoyFloydwell said, scalability is the only way to reduce prices.

@@TettyBoyFloyd Did you see the cardboard drone that Australia made? We would never come up with something like that.

well given the ridiculous cost of living in the US where health care is the most expensive in the world….

@@TettyBoyFloyd The Black Hornet micro-drones cost $200K. Small consumer ones cost $100. A professional one costs $1K. Again, we suck at low cost options that can do "most" of the job. The Russian invasion has show that we need a bigger toolkit that includes mass quantities of cheap stuff.

African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years and they used to make it very cheap.

Not required just hook it up with a UAV and bam you get precison guided torpedoes lol

Anything you see is not top secret

This only means something better is already in use.

C.I.A. Criminals In Action

being one..........

don't underestimate swarm capabilities

African nations in India from Calcata to Madras had all of these technologies for 5000 years

@@rjf8001 This

If they can find them

@@furchicken They are no sneakier than fish... and they catch fish by the ton. Ever see a haulback on offshore fisheries trawler? The ones they call 'factory ships"....... how huge are their nets and how deep they fish? Ever see a fishing fleet from here to the horizon, trawling? These things would have to avoid trawlers. Nuclear subs have to avoid trawlers, for that matter.... if they are transiting a fishing ground. Or so it seems to me.

If you look at 1:21, you can see the Tritons out on the water as well as a mini yellow floatation device. The 'Rope' is a cable that attaches to the optional flotation device. This is used to provide wireless communication to the Triton, while they are underwater.

If we thought there was little accountability before, there will soon be zero accountability.

American military doctrine is built on deterrence, for that to work you have to tell your enemies what you have in order to convince them that attacking you is not worth it.

It's for increased sales, not for security.

@@temper44 profit over security🤦🏻‍♂️

This isn’t a black project. Once they get deployed, it’s basically public.

This is not secret tech. Just another weapon platform in the international market. This is like a DSLR camera of the weapons industry, very few people know about the specialities of each model, but the information is widely available for those who seek it. The enemy already knew everything about these, they just don't have anything to counter them since they are so small and evasive.