U.S. unmanned boat intercepted off the coast of Japan On October 21, at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Iwakuni, as part of a Sharp Sword exercise, the Splash Industries Typhoon unmanned cutter practiced a maritime interception scenario. The boat is only 3.4 meters long and reaches a speed of 50 knots (90 km/h); in tests it exceeded 70 knots. Earlier, during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise, it first autonomously entered the docking compartment of the mobile landing ship Essex without the participation of an operator. You can now install the Air Strike Pack module on it to launch stray munitions. Exercise Sharp Sword is the largest joint exercise between the United States and Japan to date. About 45 thousand Japanese and 12 thousand American soldiers are involved.

U.S. unmanned boat intercepted off the coast of Japan On October 21, at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Iwakuni, as part of a Sharp Sword exercise, the Splash Industries Typhoon unmanned cutter practiced a maritime interception scenario. The boat is only 3.4 meters long and reaches a speed of 50 knots (90 km/h); in tests it exceeded 70 knots. Earlier, during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise, it first autonomously entered the docking compartment of the mobile landing ship Essex without the participation of an operator. You can now install the Air Strike Pack module on it to launch stray munitions. Exercise Sharp Sword is the largest joint exercise between the United States and Japan to date. About 45 thousand Japanese and 12 thousand American soldiers are involved.