Military Marine drone was auctioned: Anyone can buy

According to the seller, repair may be needed to use the drone, because he has been out of work for a long time. Unmanned military boat is sold in the US at auction where anyone can buy it. The ship built in the mid-2000s was previously actively tested by the US Navy, reports The Drive. GSA (GSA) has auctioned a ship that belongs to the US Navy and has an article of UUSV HTF, which means "an unmanned marine overwater remedy. " At the time of writing the material, the maximum rate was $ 15,200.

At what price of the Navy it was purchased, the lot is not specified. Regarding the technical characteristics, the sea drone is 11. 8 m long, 3 m wide, aluminum housing, northern Lights PX-320C2. The force of the vessel is equipped with two internal diesel engines Yanmar 6ly2m-Ste, each with a power of 450 hp. The maximum speed of the drone is over 25 knots (46. 3 km/h).

The engine is reported to be in good condition, but since the boat is on land for about 5 years, the condition of the installation is unknown. The future owner is recommended to carry out a thorough inspection of the military drone to check the housing, mechanical and electrical systems, especially electrical systems, which have not been used for a long time, that is, not under voltage.

Mechanical systems are also in a "stagnant" state, and the seller does not rule out that repair may be required to commission the boat. The accompanying documents state that the USSV HTF has previously performed tasks such as surface, minna and coastal struggle, radio electronic and prototic struggle. It was optimized to ensure high load capacity and high endurance - with full load of 8164 kg - in order to transport different equipment as a tugboat.