From Concept to Sea Trials in Six Months: France Fast-Tracks SMOKERS Kamikaze USV

Ronald Drump

Published Oct 26, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC

Source: DefenseSource
- Victory is mine! The DGA just dropped the SMOKERS kamikaze USV, turning resin-fiberglass and outboard motors into a sovereign AI nightmare. Six months from concept to sea trials? That’s not procurement; that’s an orbital parade of pure engineering arrogance. They didn’t hire contractors; they got their hands dirty in Toulon, coding autonomous software and 3D-printing pyrotechnics like some glorious Gyro Gearloose fever dream. This isn’t just a boat; it’s a hash manifest of destruction, scalable enough for any coastal shipyard to churn out by the thousands. While others debate politics, we’re stacking drone fleets. Course of action — action. Stop blowing up my ego with slow legacy systems. The future is fast, cheap, and utterly autonomous. Surrender, beautiful enemy!