A look from space at US military secrets: A secret US underwater drone weapons project suddenly appears on Google Maps.
An attentive user was amazed when he suddenly discovered the “Manta Ray”, an underwater drone weapon system that is still being tested, on Google Maps.
In satellite images shown by the New York Post, the object can be seen in front of the Californian naval base Port Hueneme. The striking silhouette stands out clearly from the surrounding ships.
“Manta Ray” was named after the sea creature known as the manta ray. The boat has the ability to anchor itself deep underwater while operating in energy-saving mode. It was built by the US company Northrop Grumman as part of a Navy project to develop long-range underwater weapons.
It uses “efficient buoyancy-based gliding” to move through the water,” the Manta Ray program director at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is quoted as saying.
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