Torpedos have always been huge, hideously expensive, underwater explosive drones. They evolved from just going slowly straight ahead and not detonating half the time, to now being fast with specialized tracking and shit. Now they've made long range ones.

It's a torpedo though. This is not fancy tech.

[–] Wilshire@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Perhaps a loitering torpedo would be more accurate.

[–] Funwayguy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm inclined to agree, otherwise it would be like calling a FPV kamakazi drone a missile.

Naming aside, kinda terrifying that these could theoretically be travelling autonomously far deeper than any sub thanks to the lack of a pressure vessel.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

There'd be almost no countermeasures right now. Just waiting for a carrier to float above and then accelerate upwards.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Or "cruise torpedo"

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