Lockheed Martin revealed its latest creation, called the Lamprey, an autonomous underwater vehicle ( MMAUV – Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle ) that can attach like a parasite to a ship’s hull and recharge itself.
The parasitic drone has a docking system which allows it to stick to the surface of submarines or ships, after which it uses hydrogenerators to recharge its batteries by exploiting the flow of water generated by the movement of the host vessel.
Hence, the drone can reach the area of operations with 100% battery life, ready for action,
Lamprey is truly the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of naval warfare, as experts recently called it.
Despite its compact size, it can accommodate reconnaissance systems, launch 6 drones via twin launchers or function as an attack submarine by launching small torpedoes towards enemy ships or other drones.
It can also release decoys similar to the Mk 39 EMATT, which simulate the acoustic signature of a large submarine to confuse enemy sonars or sonobuoys.
It can act as a radio relay, partially surfacing to transmit airborne data (for example, to an
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