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Lepanto escribió:Pues ya se sabe algo más, se trata de un “Wave Glider”, es decir una embarcación totalmente autónoma, conectada mediante un cable a un elemento sumergido rodeado de sensores.
Lepanto escribió:Los submarinos nucleares británicos cuando abandonan la base naval de Faslane de cara a Irlanda, solo tienen dos posibilidades: o se dirigen al sur , o toman la dirección del norte. En el segundo caso, deben pasar por la isla de Tiree.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has granted a contract to Sea Machines Robotics to develop a prototype autonomous ocean barge that would serve as a floating Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) for rotorcraft.
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Bell is advising the FARP project, Sea Machines said on 5 October. Bell builds several rotorcraft for the US Marine Corps (USMC), including the MV-22B, AH-1Z and UH-1Y. Typically, those aircraft operate from small aircraft carriers, called amphibious assault ships, or land bases.
A live conceptual demonstration of a prototype is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020 in Washington state. Follow-up demonstrations would test Sea Machines’ ship control equipment, called the SM300. That command and control system can be retrofitted to autonomously or remotely pilot a variety of ships or small boats, the company says.
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The prototype floating FARP would be based on commercial ocean-service barges. The barge would be self-propelled and contain various sensors, positioning communications and refuelling equipment, says Sea Machines.
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The FARP barge project is part of the DoD’s Resilient Expeditionary Agile Littoral Logistics (REALL) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration project. It is aimed at developing retrofit kits to turn ships and barges into fuel and logistics nodes in littoral waters, which are shallow regions near shorelines. US Transportation Command, which is responsible for DoD logistics, says in a project summary posted online that it wants “a robust sea-based logistics platform to execute fuel and refuel operations to sustain the fight in anti-access/area-denial environments”. Anti-access/area-denial areas are typically defined as regions where adversaries have large numbers of missiles present, intended to deter the USA and allies from entering.
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The FARP floating platform fits into a larger concept of warfare being developed by the US Air Force intended to dodge China’s long-range ballistic and cruise missiles. That concept, called Agile Combat Employment, envisions aircraft constantly moving between airstrips in the western Pacific Ocean, sometimes being refuelled and rearmed at temporary FARP stations on remote islands. Given the long distances between potential conflict zones in the region, roving autonomous FARP barges could serve a similar purpose for short-range rotorcraft, not only those of the USMC, but also those of the US Army and US Navy (USN).
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No me cuadra que esas barcazas sean no tripuladas, teniendo en cuenta que, digo yo, alguien tendrá que ir ahí para repostar los cacharros.
Orel escribió:No hombre no, que la barcaza sea no tripulada no implica que no pueda llevar personal repostador y armero. Igual que se espera que haya transportes no tripulados (aéreos, navales y terrestres) pero que lleven también personal.
PelotonRueda escribió:Lepanto escribió:Pues ya se sabe algo más, se trata de un “Wave Glider”, es decir una embarcación totalmente autónoma, conectada mediante un cable a un elemento sumergido rodeado de sensores.
Dejo este enlace para que nos hagamos una idea de lo que comenta Lepanto.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/mysterious-autonomous-boat-drifts-ashore-on-isle-of-tiree-scotland
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