Sea Drones: The Silent Naval Revolution

While the world watches drone warfare in the skies, a quieter revolution is happening beneath the waves and across the ocean surface. This episode explores the US Navy's rapidly expanding fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) — from wind-and-solar powered surveillance sailboats to autonomous submarine-hunting trimarans and man-portable mine-clearing torpedoes. We break down the Strait of Hormuz rescue that sparked the conversation, the strategic logic of "manned-unmanned teaming," and the unnerving reality of Russia's nuclear-armed Poseidon drone. Plus: the integration challenges that still stand between today's prototype fleet and tomorrow's fully autonomous navy.