Tomahawk missiles planned aboard sea drones in latest Lockheed deal
"...WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin (LMT.N)
, opens new tab is investing $50 million in sea drone maker Saildrone to help equip its biggest surveillance drones with missiles, marking the first time the long-distance autonomous ships will carry high-powered missiles aboard.
The weaponization plan announced on Wednesday comes as the Pentagon seeks to counter China's growing naval power in the Pacific and applies lessons learned from Ukraine's effective use of explosive-laden sea drones against Russian warships in the Black Sea. ..."
