#SHORTS China launched a crewless ship capable of carrying dozens of drones. https://bit.ly/3OapmI8

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China launched a crewless ship capable of carrying dozens of drones.
The ship, named Zhu Hai Yun, uses an artificial intelligence system to navigate autonomously.
Beijing has touted it as a maritime research tool, but experts suggest it has potential as a military vessel.
China has launched the world's first crewless drone carrier that uses artificial intelligence to navigate autonomously in open water.

Beijing has officially described it as a maritime research tool, but some experts have said the ship has the potential to be used as a military vessel.

The autonomous ship, the Zhu Hai Yun (pictured here) is around 290 feet long, 45 feet wide, and 20 feet deep and can carry dozens of air, sea, and submersible drones equipped with different observation instruments, according to the shipbuilder, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipping Co.

It describes the vessel as "epoch making" and the "world's first intelligent unmanned system mother. https://bit.ly/3OapmI8