Navy spy "fish" could be operational next year
by Mike Hixenbaugh
It looks like a fish, sort of. l
It swims like one too, if you squint. l
It’s even named after a fish – OK, a Disney one.
The Navy is hoping that’ll be enough to get the little swimmer into enemy territory undetected to patrol and protect U.S. ships and ports from harm.
Project Silent Nemo is under way this week at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, where a team of civilian engineers and military officers are testing the capabilities of a 5-foot, 100-pound experimental robot that’s designed to look and swim like a bluefin tuna.
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