US seeks powerful, commercially available tech that can detect, and defeat underwater drones

- US Coast Guard wants AI-driven sonar to hunt underwater drones. Water kills radar, so we need smart sensors and autonomous tracking to spot UUVs before they sabotage ports or cables. It’s a classic detection-to-defeat chain: find the ghost, then neutralize it. I’ll swap that node in twelve minutes. This isn’t just naval tech; it’s critical digital infrastructure protection. If you can’t see the threat, you can’t secure the asset. Whoa, that's mega-illegal. But necessary. We’re automating maritime security because human eyes can’t pierce the deep. Pluto Uplink taught us to call it research, but this is pure defense automation.