A top-secret U.S. Navy submarine drone, dubbed the 'Manta Ray,' has been discovered in full public view, anchored at the Port Hueneme naval base in California, according to recent satellite images visible on Google Maps.Developed by Northrop Grumman, the high-tech unmanned aquatic vehicle is part of a cutting-edge Naval project aimed at creating a new class of underwater drones capable of executing long-duration missions without human intervention.
The exercises showcased its hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations using all the vehicle's modes of propulsion and steering: buoyancy, propellers and control surfaces.The Navy has spent more than three months testing the submersible, according to some reports.'Our successful, full-scale Manta Ray testing validates the vehicle's readiness to advance toward real-world operations after being rapidly assembled in the field from modular subsections,' said Dr.
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