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Sea FerretThe Sea Ferret was a submarine-launched aerial reconnaissance drone under development by the United States Navy, designed to be launched from within a Sub-Harpoon missile canister and controlled by a submerged submarine to provide covert surveillance, weapons targeting, choke point interdiction, and battle damage assessment. While its primary mission was reconnaissance, Sea Ferret was a weapon, carrying a nine-kilogram (20-pound) warhead, capable of destroying smaller targets like command centers and surface-to-air missile launchers. Sea Ferret was under development by Northrop Grumman Corporation since 1991, and was successfully demonstrated onboard Asheville (SSN-758). General Characteristics - Weight: 145 pound
- Length: 75 inches long
- Range: 370 nautical miles
- Loiter: 2 hours
- Speed: 300 knots maximum, 80 knots minimum
* Warhead: 20 pounds
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