Silver Marlin is an Israeli
unmanned surface vehicle
An unmanned surface vehicle, unmanned surface vessel or uncrewed surface vessel (USV), colloquially called a drone boat, drone ship or sea drone, is a boat or ship that operates on the surface of the water without a crew. USVs operate with v ...
(USV) designed for maritime patrol missions. It is equipped with a 7.62mm remote-controlled stabilized weapon station as well as observation and satellite communication systems. It has an endurance of 24–36 hours, with a primary mission of
reconnaissance
In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ...
,
surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...
, force protection/anti-terror, anti-surface and anti-mine warfare, search and rescue, port and waterway patrol,
battle damage assessment, pollution detection and treatment as well as electronic warfare.
The Silver Marlin is long and weight, and it has payload capacity, and is powered by two 315 hp diesel engines.
References
External links
New Tools for New Rules PDFElbit Systems Silver Marlin promo video{{Elbit Systems
Unmanned surface vehicles of Israel