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Re:The U.S. Navy has bought four robot submarines from Boeing by lettergram on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:34PM (#19177088)
I think it’s a good idea to have robotic weapons to augment our military. If we have to fight, use everything to our advantage. But let’s not kid ourselves. Today the tech would easily be defeated by a sophisticated enemy (such as China).

We need people manning the machines, lest we fall victim to things such as jamming radio signal.

Re:The U.S. Navy has bought four robot submarines from Boeing by ddxxdd on Saturday February 16, 2019 @04:31AM (#19177896)
How much would a jam-proof laser communication system cost?

How much would a 99% autonomous ship with only a few sailors inside cost?

Robots and explosives are cheap; healthcare and housing for personnel are what make the bulk of DoD's expenditures.

Re:The U.S. Navy has bought four robot submarines from Boeing by andy_ppp on Saturday February 16, 2019 @01:26AM (#19177388)
Even better to go fully autonomous with our nuclear submarines right? Then there can be no mistakes...