US Navy Drone Boats WEB
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- US Navy Drone Boats WEB
- August 29, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV US NAVY DRONE BOATS HEADLINE: U.S. Navy turns to driverless ships for Indo-Pacific strategy TEASER: VOA gets special look at US Navy drone boats PUBLISHED AT: 8/29/2022 at 10:40am CONTRIBUTOR: BYLINE: Jessica Stone DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Keith Lane PRODUCER: Keith Lane; Jessica Stone SCRIPT EDITORS: Kenochs; Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): YouTube, Zoom, DVIDS . U.S. Navy, AP, Reuters, PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB _x_ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:05 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included. )) ((INTRO)) [[As the U.S. military continues to consider China’s military strength in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Navy is turning to driverless ships to multiply its forces. VOA’s Jessica Stone takes us along for a closer look at this military innovation.]] ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy: DVIDS)) These four unmanned ships are among the newest additions to the U.S. Navy. Meet Sea Hunter, Seahawk, Nomad and Ranger. This summer, the Navy gave VOA special access to photograph them for the first time. ((Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, U.S. Navy (audio only interview))) “There is no water, there are no toilets, they are only meant to be driven in and out of port by humans for safety.” ((NARRATOR)) U.S. Naval Commander Jeremiah Daley, permitted to give VOA an audio-only interview, leads the first division made up of remotely operated ships — or "drone boats." Daley says these unmanned vessels — currently being piloted — could one day enable the Navy to better patrol the vast 165 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. ((Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, U.S. Navy)) “The Pacific is a large body of water and having the right combination of unmanned systems that can sense the environment with manned systems only widens the aperture for the level of targeting and connectedness capability that not only the U.S. but our partners can have together with us.” ((NARRATOR)) ((YouTube)) Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China all have programs to develop driverless ships. Former top Pentagon Asia official Randy Schriver says drone boats are critical to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of an expanding and assertive Chinese military. ((Randy Schriver, Former Pentagon Asia Strategy Official)) ((Zoom)) “The spaces that are contested are certainly growing. And I think autonomous or unmanned vehicles either submerged or on the surface are cheaper. They're more expendable in terms of not risking the lives of sailors.” ((NARRATOR)) But a U.S. government report released in July raises concerns about whether the Navy understands the logistics support required for these vessels. Others, such as James Siebens, a defense strategy fellow at the Stimson Center, worry that these vessels could make a more attractive military target. ((James Siebens, Stimson Center)) ((Zoom)) “China, for one, might regard an unmanned vessel as a less escalatory target to test out an anti-ship missile.” ((NARRATOR)) Siebens says that despite those concerns, driverless ships could be critical in responding to a Chinese blockade of Taiwan. ((James Siebens, Stimson Center)) ((Zoom)) “They might be able to resupply Taiwan without putting US service personnel in harm’s way.” ((NARRATOR)) In its just-released white paper, Beijing no longer promises it won't send troops to Taiwan in a potential takeover. Schriver insists that the U.S. must invest in new tools to maintain peace across the most important waterways in the world. ((Randy Schriver, Former Pentagon Asia Strategy Official)) ((Zoom)) “But we also at this point need to think about how we can deny the adversary their political objectives through use of force. And right now, that means adding capability, not subtracting.” ((NARRATOR)) Commander Daley says the unmanned surface vehicles should be fully integrated into the U.S. military in the next few years. ((Jessica Stone, VOA News, Washington.))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV US NAVY DRONE BOATS HEADLINE: U.S. Navy turns to driverless ships for Indo-Pacific strategy TEASER: VOA gets special look at US Navy drone boats PUBLISHED AT: 8/29/2022 at 10:40am CONTRIBUTOR: BYLINE: Jessica Stone DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Keith Lane PRODUCER: Keith Lane; Jessica Stone SCRIPT EDITORS: Kenochs; Reifenrath VIDEO SOURCE (S): YouTube, Zoom, DVIDS . U.S. Navy, AP, Reuters, PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB _x_ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:05 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included. )) ((INTRO)) [[As the U.S. military continues to consider China’s military strength in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Navy is turning to driverless ships to multiply its forces. VOA’s Jessica Stone takes us along for a closer look at this military innovation.]] ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy: DVIDS)) These four unmanned ships are among the newest additions to the U.S. Navy. Meet Sea Hunter, Seahawk, Nomad and Ranger. This summer, the Navy gave VOA special access to photograph them for the first time. ((Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, U.S. Navy (audio only interview))) “There is no water, there are no toilets, they are only meant to be driven in and out of port by humans for safety.” ((NARRATOR)) U.S. Naval Commander Jeremiah Daley, permitted to give VOA an audio-only interview, leads the first division made up of remotely operated ships — or "drone boats." Daley says these unmanned vessels — currently being piloted — could one day enable the Navy to better patrol the vast 165 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. ((Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, U.S. Navy)) “The Pacific is a large body of water and having the right combination of unmanned systems that can sense the environment with manned systems only widens the aperture for the level of targeting and connectedness capability that not only the U.S. but our partners can have together with us.” ((NARRATOR)) ((YouTube)) Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China all have programs to develop driverless ships. Former top Pentagon Asia official Randy Schriver says drone boats are critical to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of an expanding and assertive Chinese military. ((Randy Schriver, Former Pentagon Asia Strategy Official)) ((Zoom)) “The spaces that are contested are certainly growing. And I think autonomous or unmanned vehicles either submerged or on the surface are cheaper. They're more expendable in terms of not risking the lives of sailors.” ((NARRATOR)) But a U.S. government report released in July raises concerns about whether the Navy understands the logistics support required for these vessels. Others, such as James Siebens, a defense strategy fellow at the Stimson Center, worry that these vessels could make a more attractive military target. ((James Siebens, Stimson Center)) ((Zoom)) “China, for one, might regard an unmanned vessel as a less escalatory target to test out an anti-ship missile.” ((NARRATOR)) Siebens says that despite those concerns, driverless ships could be critical in responding to a Chinese blockade of Taiwan. ((James Siebens, Stimson Center)) ((Zoom)) “They might be able to resupply Taiwan without putting US service personnel in harm’s way.” ((NARRATOR)) In its just-released white paper, Beijing no longer promises it won't send troops to Taiwan in a potential takeover. Schriver insists that the U.S. must invest in new tools to maintain peace across the most important waterways in the world. ((Randy Schriver, Former Pentagon Asia Strategy Official)) ((Zoom)) “But we also at this point need to think about how we can deny the adversary their political objectives through use of force. And right now, that means adding capability, not subtracting.” ((NARRATOR)) Commander Daley says the unmanned surface vehicles should be fully integrated into the U.S. military in the next few years. ((Jessica Stone, VOA News, Washington.))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date August 29, 2022 10:51 EDT
- Byline Jessica Stone
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America