Queen Elizabeth-class carriers will be protected by USVs

BAE Systems, together with ASV, are creating an unmanned surface vessel to be deployed from the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. The modified rigid inflatable boats will undertake high-risk missions at up to 40km away.

US Navy 120131-N-DU438-542 A U.S. Navy Sea Fox remote-controlled five-meter rigid hull inflatable boat prepares to intrude on an area patrolled by
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Betsy Knapper [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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