There is a US loophole that allows them to shoot holes in Iranian ships.

@anirudhnarla4711

2 ай бұрын

That aint a loophole. That's just usa playing in creative mode 😂

@faizalbarkah2617

2 ай бұрын

Whataboutism☕

@twixxtro

2 ай бұрын

its almost like the US is a Minecraft server admin

@ThatOldMan2112

2 ай бұрын

@@faizalbarkah2617The correct word is sarcasm.

@pken9814

2 ай бұрын

​@faizalbarkah2617 You are like the man trying to start a wave at a baseball game, but no one stands up because there's noone else in the stadium.

I doubt im the first one to saw this but if someone starts seizing enough us ships Things will get INCREDIBLY proportional

@DS-wl5pk

2 ай бұрын

Overwhelmingly proportional

@nocturnalverse5739

2 ай бұрын

Don't fuck with the boats.

@correctionguy7632

2 ай бұрын

@@nocturnalverse5739 like USS Liberty?

@dixiecyrus8136

2 ай бұрын

Fat electrician strikes again!❤️🤣

@thesh8101

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget the uss pueblo.

Just a quick clarification: the EU hasn't actually banned drones in the vicinity of airports. Rather, they require special approval for operating in these areas. This policy exists because there are scenarios where experimental drones, needing access to the same resources as manned aircraft-such as radio navigation and communication with airport towers-must be tested in these environments.

@jackmclane1826

2 ай бұрын

And idiots flying drones over airports is a recipe for a civil aviation disaster.

USA: Hey Iran, remember when we told our Navy to give you a "proportional response"? How did that turn out again?

@ahrlj24

2 ай бұрын

What happened in Afghanistan? How is Operation prosperity guardian going? Can’t even defeat the Houthis.

@Purplegreen45

2 ай бұрын

​@@ahrlj24houthis are dogshit, an annoying tick at most

@corpsman1980

2 ай бұрын

Shouldn't you be trying to pressure your cousin into your uncle's van?

@valvbl9022

2 ай бұрын

Don't worry, China has all United States ports. Yes on the land of United States. I don't know what's wrong with you guys

@Endwankery

2 ай бұрын

​@valvbl9022 That can't be true. Surely the federal government has laws against that

Next up: how to turn a legal loophole into an actual hole in your ship.

@mrroman3862

2 ай бұрын

😂😂

It has been said for decades . Display weakness and you embolden your enemies .

@steiner554

2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

@drandersjiang

2 ай бұрын

Maybe US is just weak, period? Not just displaying it.

@mikekahotea8148

2 ай бұрын

Tell that to Ukrainians from start of invasion . Nothing was "said" except the sound kaboom 💥 , look who's talking now .

@strokerta1986

2 ай бұрын

The US is the king of displaying false weakness to bait an enemy into position...

@Auggies1956

Ай бұрын

FJB, is that the proper answer?

Smells like Iran wants to know what all these "special military operations" are all about

@Dariush_Iranban

2 ай бұрын

We knew it already 🇷🇺🇨🇳🇰🇵🇮🇷

@Minus2Max

2 ай бұрын

About to see a operation praying mantis all over again, hopefully its a little more "Proportional" this time.

@jattjamesbond1122

2 ай бұрын

​@@Minus2Maxthis is not 1979 b**ch and Iran is not weak either try this time your fleets will reduce drastically 😏💀

@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket

2 ай бұрын

@@Dariush_Iranban I love it when weak haters come to youtube. Thanks for signing up to our American corporations terms of service proving our superiority. You don't see people going to a Russian, Chinese, DPRK, or Irunian website for a reason. People don't like your way of doing things it's gross. I hope one day you all learn what a government of the people is about, while our system is very flawed compared to the shit hole you call home it's paradise.

@greggweber9967

2 ай бұрын

​@@Minus2MaxDid that operation stop them? If brute force doesn't work, do you just use more of it?

We are entering an era more like the norm where there is no right/law but power. The last 70 years was a unusual time.

@hiteshadhikari

2 ай бұрын

US abused its power in last 70 years but because they live in bubble, they never felt like it was lawlessness Today when others do it, its all about power and abuse somehow

@brodriguez11000

2 ай бұрын

Right-might is as old as civilization.

@warbong9921

2 ай бұрын

There was no law, it was a world with only weak countries vs US global police.

@Aabergm

2 ай бұрын

@@brodriguez11000 Some would argue its older.

@SonnyDarvishzadeh

2 ай бұрын

Entering? We've always been there.

I really like the idea of having a sort of medium/small sized mother ship with a small crew watching over a bunch of smaller drone ships. That way if somebody comes to steal your drones you have them all retreat to the mothership or in a time a war the mother ships give the green light and the drones open fire upon the targets. That way you could have a fleet with a ton of fire power like a traditional fleet but a tiny crew. They could also easily rescue and repair the drones when the break down.

@an2939

2 ай бұрын

wont they target the mothership then?

@dabdillon6318

2 ай бұрын

@@an2939 yeah, those would probably be thier first choice when launching an attack, but also that central ship will be the most heavily defended because what if each small ship had a cwis and if they are all networked together than its probably gonna be pretty difficult to take out, or atleast it'll cost a lot to destroy a relatively cheap group. The point would be to be invincible but cheap and mass produced.

@dabdillon6318

2 ай бұрын

@an2939 also I'm just I'm high school and I don't know a whole lot about how all of that would work

@michaelstrom2691

2 ай бұрын

​@@dabdillon6318 this actually makes allot of sense.

@dabdillon6318

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelstrom2691 thanks

Ahh yes .. that time when Iran wanted to find out what a *_"PROPORTIONAL"_* response from the U.S.A. looks like .. _again._

@nelus7276

2 ай бұрын

Why should responses be proportional anyway? Fuck around and find out is my motto.

Imagine being adrift at sea for days/weeks and finally a ship approaches but no one ever comes to the rail and you can't find anyone even after climbing aboard so you just fend for yourself as bet as you can while the ship sails itself towards what you hope/assume is the nearest port or friendly vessel...

@Aabergm

2 ай бұрын

At that point are you a stowaway a pirate or a legitimate passenger? The mind boggles.

@CASA-dy4vs

2 ай бұрын

@@AabergmI mean if you have no bad intentions and the finders don’t find any damage or funny re wiring onboard they’ll probably just question you and send you your way ig

@llYossarian

2 ай бұрын

@@Aabergm ...maybe even just _"flotsam"_ or "marine salvage".

@extremeencounter7458

2 ай бұрын

@@AabergmScallywag

@That1ufo

2 ай бұрын

Would hope the ship would follow the law and lower the ladder and give food and water.

wait a minute 7 minutes ago?? love your videos dude

The ability to jam remote control signals will force artificial intelligence into the role of deciding immediate navigation, collision avoidance, and which targets to destroy.

About thirty years ago, the US Navy taught the Iranian Navy what FAFO means. They are free to try again.

@fordaith

2 ай бұрын

8 in 88

good video as always(also i didn't finish the video yet x)

US: Laughs in *Preying Mantis*

This calls for a self destruct capability... Prevent reverse engineering and bring value before losing the asset...

@LibertyPrimed

2 ай бұрын

Hey that's a cool drone, let's steak it. * *on the boat* * *Beep beep* Why is it be- KABOOM!

12:48 I have that Logitech *off the shelf* game joystick !

@edvin_hook

2 ай бұрын

thats fking funny, military grade equipment right there.

@HurBenny

2 ай бұрын

@@edvin_hook which, let us not forget, means cheap and mass produced. And consequently is almost always less performant than high-end civilian gear, unless it is has a special security requirement of sorts.

@Dagger920

2 ай бұрын

@@HurBenny probably still costs like 5x the civilian version

@whyjnot420

2 ай бұрын

@@Dagger920 I remember around a decade or two back when the US army ended up using stock xbox controllers made by Microsoft and bought commercially as a replacement for the purpose built controller they were using (it was some robot used for engineering or bomb disposal or something like that). The purpose built one was apparently crap in comparison. The fact that it was the gamepad that shipped with the system meant that Microsoft had to develop something that they could mass produce in the millions, be decently reliable and be a good general purpose layout, without breaking the bank (the xbox was and still is a loss leader in and of itself, so I have a feeling that stuff like general purpose controllers were reined in). Not the military or a contractor. It was all done. All that they needed to do was wire it into the system (and presumably some time getting the software to work with them). This isn't top shelf/top tier kit. Though nor is it bottom of the barrel either. It is cheap. It is mass produced. It worked. It is already tested and in production. It is actually a nice little microcosm of capitalism. addendum: those flight sticks in particular, again not top of the line for flight sticks (my god that market is insane when you start talking about quality). But you are still talking around $100 or more. addendum 2: never cheap out on joysticks or throttles. The difference in quality between a $70-$100 HOTAS and $150-$250 HOTAS is vast. Yet people who go all in on the flight kit will probably spend $250 on the platform they mount their stick to. Nevermind the actual controllers.

@whyjnot420

2 ай бұрын

@@HurBenny You know, sometimes that special requirement, requires older and less proficient hardware. In a manner of speaking. My favorite example has always been the DF-224 processor that the Hubble Telescope first launched with (was later replaced). Above all else, it needed to be robust and redundant. Quite apt given its operating environment. But in terms of computation ability and physical size, it was garbage in comparison to the stuff being used on the ground. Hubble finally got a 486 in 1999 (yes, a nice shiny new 486, in 1999, service mission 3a, 2nd spacewalk). It was a 25mhz cpu. It was 20 times faster than the original... do the math and laugh... that original processor had a clock of 1.25mhz.)

Just put a plaque on it saying, "This drone is fitted with an anti-tamper device" in several languages, it doesn't have to be an explosive device, a layer of thermite around security sensitive items would probably do the trick.

Theory or not. The USN better protect all of their assets!

Licensed Charter captain here, currently working on my master class, I think one of the reasons the "person on watch" and having a manned vessel is so important, is I don't care what redundancy you have build into that vessel nothing can save it from ocean better than a human, in terms of stopping sinking, you are liable for all of the damages if a vessel sinks. I also think it would become way to disposable as well, think about it oh no our RC boat got crushed 1000M off shore, we better get out there and clean it up.

@brodriguez11000

2 ай бұрын

Clean up so the enemy doesn't get all our secrets.

@frxsted2457

2 ай бұрын

@brodriguez11000 what secrets, Most of the stuff gets ruined when it gets wet anyway.

Interesting analysis. COLREGS never anticipated these vehicles. Another new world! Adding AI to them will make it even more challenging.

@brodriguez11000

2 ай бұрын

Drug subs would be an obvious candidate.

@CASA-dy4vs

2 ай бұрын

Fellas don’t ever make a Wheatley ai and stick it into a drone boat

@robertmoody5139

2 ай бұрын

But do warships have to adhere to colregs

@daveoatway6126

2 ай бұрын

Yes except in battle. Of course the laws of gross tonnage does come into play!@@robertmoody5139

@thesh8101

2 ай бұрын

We are seeing a massive shift in warfare when it comes to drones and their employment and defense from drones.

If it's unmanned, it's open for salvage. That's the law.

USA befor: dont touch my fuking boats. USA now: dont touch any of my naval thing above or below the water.

@THE-X-Force

2 ай бұрын

God damn right.

@brodriguez11000

2 ай бұрын

Is that why boats have a female name?

@ripvanwinkle2002

2 ай бұрын

@@brodriguez11000 what? US navy vessels dont have female names.. people who name vessels after women are asking for trouble for on thing you want them to obey and be reliable under stress..

DON'T TOUCH OUR BOATS!

@AbsoluteTruth-vm1zb

2 ай бұрын

Immature

@caleblarsen5490

2 ай бұрын

@@AbsoluteTruth-vm1zb you seem really mature yourself. Super mature. The MOST mature. Every meaning of the word mature.

@Based_Iranian1

2 ай бұрын

Not us Our Missiles Will Touch

Great video format as always, please cover other topics besides military!

I am not a native english speaker and when you said "seamenship" I was thinking to myself "What on earth is a semen ship?" for a solid 30 seconds until I realized what you actually meant LMAO

About the signal jamming issue ? It will never dissapear as long as an operatir needs to press a button to opearte an onboard weapon, which is the US Navy current policy. Without reliable signal communications, a usv won't be able to operate weapons, and will stay stuck at the role of passive defense or acting as a decoy. A sitting duck in a sense

@NotWhatYouThink

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, which is why we mentioned “autonomous” drones might solve that problem.

Fascinating!!

Nice Video

Considering how many MANNED US navy ships have hit fishing and cargo vessels, I can't fault their reasoning.

@rudeawakening3833

2 ай бұрын

Yeah ok … The US NAVY is the global superpower on the high seas ! NOBODY - “ takes “ a US Navy ship ! ( except North Korea in 1968 - but we had a senile Democrat President THEN as well )

@felixfeder7106

2 ай бұрын

is there a source for this? i’ve never heard about this

@Argosh

2 ай бұрын

​@@felixfeder7106these things happen, not often, but they do. Of course this clown is trying to equalize the intentional collisions of chinese ships with whoever they want to evict from international or even foreign national waters they claim.

@poorsvids4738

2 ай бұрын

@@felixfeder7106 There are a lot of things the US military does that doesn't get reported. People are just finding out that US was occupying Syria and they have been there for years.

@CASA-dy4vs

2 ай бұрын

It’s more like how many russian and Soviet ships have rammed US navy cruisers

Where I generally support the use of drones anyway, the Overload fleet are particularly great. Like towing a supply barge (regardless of what the "supplies" are), but safer. For now, they still remain relatively close to the flotilla, while not restricting vessel maneuvering. 👍

So your telling me I can go ahead and "borrow" usa drones and there will be no consequences?! Noice

“Go ahead. Take it from me.” -brock sampson

hell , even if a constant connection could be established, just do some braodband jamming, and suddenly the drone isnt maintaining a constant watch, and thus must be removed :p

I heard you mentioned the T-8 and T-12, but what about the T-800 and T-1000?...all fun and jokes aside. I enjoyed your video... Thanks you.

I suppose the only casualities in future combat zones will be the unmanned assets and infrastructure. The most obvious other would those poor/not important enough to have a bunker to hide in. Three cheers for technology 🎉

I think larger manned ships that are mostly automated is a good direction. Until we have robots that can have similar dexterity along with decision making for navigation while jammed, having 2-5 people on a larger ship that would need hundreds prior would be a significant advancement.

Maritime Collision Regulations are decades out-of date and need to be updated. Fifty years ago when drafted they obviously didn't take into account the eventuality of unmanned AI and remote controlled sea-going drones or crafts. For safety purposes the prerequisite is the vessel must have onboard collision avoidance, gps and auto navigation tech so that it doesn't present a threat to other vessels. This assumes the surface drone's purpose is not hostile like those used by the Iran backed houthi terrorist group. The problem is how do ships determine if a drone is hostile - and what protection does it have from remote hacking etc. And does it have active gps and collision avoidance. Complex issues - complex times.

The Starlink system should render the continuous part irrelevant.

@Frankon81

2 ай бұрын

unless Elon shuts it on the whim.

@giantroboteye5371

2 ай бұрын

​@@Frankon81Even Elon isn't stupid enough to mess with the US military industrial complex.

@dioniscaraus6124

2 ай бұрын

​@@Frankon81He would get Kennedy'd in less than 24 hours

@randybentley2633

20 күн бұрын

​@@Frankon81SpaceX is currently developing a military version of Starlink called Starshield.

The push for including unmanned naval vessels won't come from the navies, but rather shipping. The aviation regulations for drone operations came from airlines, airports and drone operators to avoid them being hassled and harassed by local law enforcement agencies.

@NotWhatYouThink

2 ай бұрын

Interesting.

@ashaman81

2 ай бұрын

There are already ships like that being used. I think it was Norway that actually sent a cargo ship like that between two ports. It's only time before it becomes normal for commercial shipping and colregs is forced to change.

Great informative! Thanks indeed

the rise of the machines

An excellent essay, thanks! Very enjoyable.

@sandboxx We gonna see a SeaPower on this at sometime?

In general, I am not a fan of naval drones. I say that as a Navy veteran myself. I do understand the large potential they represent and offer to the Navy though. During a time of war, I'd say damn the rules, you do what you got to do to win. But, during times of peace, all naval drones should be manned for safety reasons. If the Navy needs to remove personnel for testing, then they can do it our own waters. All such vessels, while unmanned, should also be closely monitored as well. Again, for safety reasons during times of peace.

they should use it to build more logistics ships with one main ship so you can have one ship with weapons and one with fuel so the ships can be smaller and be multiple targets instead of just one big one thats easier to hit. thoughts

I had a collision on Puget Sound with a guy adrift and asleep down below. His dark green boat was invisible against the forest beyond. Jerk

@ripvanwinkle2002

2 ай бұрын

well TBF your boat was too quiet and he couldnt hear you.. jerk..

@andresmartinezramos7513

2 ай бұрын

@@ripvanwinkle2002 True, mandatory raves on all sailing boats in order to avoid mishaps

Idk if anyone’s played Insurgency Sand Storm but a certain voice line comes to mind “Do you RRREALLY want to do this!?”

Ya know there is always option C. Just arbitrarily decided that COLREGS don’t apply to military vehicle due to (pick your reason). While it might differ from conventional thinking there is the counter argument of my guns are bigger what do you plan to do about it. It wouldn’t be the first time in history something like that happened and it won’t be the last.

@jdotoz

2 ай бұрын

We already do, in particular situations.

So sooner or later ships will only have humans on them just to sign paperworks

I think we should consider the autonomous defense system loopholes.

To subdue your enemies without fighting

Don't touch our boats. It's that simple.

Anytime I think of “unmanned boat vessels” I can’t help but think of the Robot Navy Ship from Fallout 4 lmao

I know am not American but is it good to tell your enemy your weakness?

@ripvanwinkle2002

2 ай бұрын

bait on the hook my friend.. we are FAFO fishing..

@Levimoi345

2 ай бұрын

@@ripvanwinkle2002 they say a risk brings great rewards but risking foolishly brings chaos

@ripvanwinkle2002

2 ай бұрын

@@Levimoi345 and HISTORY says fcking with America's boats brings annihilation..

@rustyshaklford9557

2 ай бұрын

​@@ripvanwinkle2002 Israel strafed, napalmed, and torpedoed USS Liberty, what were the consequences for them?

@ripvanwinkle2002

2 ай бұрын

@@rustyshaklford9557 wtf has that got to do with this thread..? they paid.. or did you not read the full history? has israel fucked with our boats since? i swear you could talk about the shape of a gumball and one of you ITZ DA JOOZ idiots will show up..

Japanese kamikaze aircrafts were also planes on auto-pilot.

Ima go get me one

They have precedent for operating USVs completely unmanned. furgro is operating USVs inspecting oil rigs and sup sea structures using Sea-kit built boats they are controlled from a office in Aberdeen UK. the vessels are flagged by the UK MCA and have a constant lookout with a chief mate and a captain manning the cameras and equipment remotely so they are COLREG compliant

The drone sumbarine was "in international waters" of course it was😂😂

That's why i don't expect drone vessels to stay unarmed for very long. At some point the navy is going to put self defense weaponry on these ships like Phalanx CIWS and or a deck gun. The only issue would be modifying the Phalanx to increase it's magazine size or give it an auto reloader that can feed it more ammo from a main magazine inside the ship every time it runs out. Because as it sits right now the Phalanx doesn't have enough ammo capacity to repel more than a small boarding party or drone swarm etc.

@keviomorningstar146

2 ай бұрын

Yyaahh it's Purdy and oui say is okie mon eih.... And still no pay in my account or on any of my cards mon eih....

Iran or China "seizing" a US Navy ship with the "least" amount of trouble possible sounds like somewhere between a drastic understatement and the worst instance of "f*** around and find out" that I can possibly think of.

Listening to media in the USA it’s pretty sick. I’m so glad I woke up and don’t watch mainstream media anymore. Long Live The Resistance 🇵🇸🫡☮️🌎❤️

Men onboard a usv ? We have the same issue in France, because of maritime regulationd mandating a lookout onboard, everytime we try a usv, there is a saioor onboard with something to rat while doing lookout

Friday commute home is saved ❤

Correction (and this drives me nuts): the correct pronunciation of the word "mariner" is , not "muh-REE-ner".

@nelus7276

2 ай бұрын

Muhreenur.

@NotWhatYouThink

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks a lot for pointing this out to me. I’ll say it properly going forward (English isn’t my first language 😅)

I thought, these unmanned ships would be considered *derelict,* but treating them as *navigational hazard* is probably more reasonable.

Go ahead….make my day.

Some Japanese would tell them: 'Don't touch their boats!'

The US entering WW2 would suggest we really like our boats lol.

I am inclined to think that AI could answer a lot of the legal issues in the not too distant future. AI will also allow USVs to operate completely autonomously once their mission was made known to them.

"Continuous lookout" doesn't necessarily require a person if the drone is truly autonomous with it's own AI and sensor array with redundancies to ensure 24x7 continuous operations. So, the notion that they require a human presence, or a continuous remote human monitor, will eventually just be an archaic notion relegated to history... that day is coming. Also, packing them with an explosive charge to self-destruct if boarded or an attempted towing would prevent they from being seized, and teach those doing so to NOT try either. Such a self-destruct mechanism could be made as tamper-proof as possible with a code needed to be received to deactivate it by US personnel.

Vessels have used dogs for lookouts for a long time so that the crew could sleep

Drone of that size😮

It will self destruct just in time after achieving proximity. Consequences?

Dude if any captain of the U.S. Navy allows their ship to be captured then they should be ashamed

Here's an idea: The US navy sends out a score of these unmanned drones, loaded with explosives, that are, like, Trojan Horses. When Iran or China seizes these drones, they go BOOM.

Yeah... But touching our boats is stupid. Iran knows this.

@Based_Iranian1

2 ай бұрын

In 2016 seized two American boats and captured 10 marines, all of them were crying, even their video is on KZread. After one day, Iran release them only to humiliate America

The last time something happened to US Naval ship, that country lost its privilege to have an army

It’s ironic that Iran and China are worried about shipping vessels when both of them terrorize them

Yeah it does take a genius to know maritime laws says any vessel unmanned and under power or not, can be boarded and brought under control, or taken as salvage.

I wonder if they have a self destruct feature

@JM-lk6wo

2 ай бұрын

They certainly could/should be so equipped.

Okay so why not just have *mostly* automated ships that minimize the disadvantages of both and enhance their advantages?

A captain should not have to get permission from a president to sink enemy threats.

One thing that COLREGS be changed is somewhat if the world could start the commercialization of it.... Like for example cargo ships that carry your normal international Amazon packages be unmanned. The problem on that is the loss of a lot of sailors jobs though

Uncle Sam: "Illegal? Okay sue me"

Come take it.

one step towards Skynet

First commandment of the United States: Thou shalt not touch our boats.

1:00 "american drones could PAVE the WAY ..." nice pun also why you wouldn't want to try "seizing" any us navy ship larger than a rowboat.

Wait a minute. How are SpaceX's drone ships legal then?

@NotWhatYouThink

Ай бұрын

Good question!

I mean you could try… But you’d be seizing a vessel of an adversary that has multiple aircraft carrier groups in the region and just one could destroy their whole navy in an afternoon while two could establish air superior over the region and basically grind a country to a halt…

Iran has a navy? 😆

@Based_Iranian1

2 ай бұрын

First Go Find your country on the map then come and Talks about others

Unmanned aireal drones are understanble, but unmanned naval vessel is not.

@CaptRR

2 ай бұрын

Why not? In blue waters sure I agree but in lotorial waters they make a certain amount of sense. Also useful for anti submarine warfare.

Iran must have forgotten what happened last time they did this

Drones are ghost vessels, thus finders keepers. 😊

So with these bigger unmanned ships, should there ever be a conflict and they take damage, or even just hit something in the water, it would be fully out of commission, with no people on board to immediately effect repairs.

This is why you dont have a legal grey area.

How many times manned pln vessels clash with ph coast guard vessels going to supply their people on their own territory as confirmed by international courts

The US navy constantly meddling in other countries' business half a world away is the real loophole.