Navy Developing No-crew Drone Warship

Members of the U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) 11 fly on a P8-A Poseidon aircraft assisting the Argentine military on Nov. 26, 2017. (Carlos Reyes/Getty Images)

Monday, 05 February 2018 11:59 AM EST ET

A 132-foot drone warship that can sail thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board is being developed by the U.S. Navy.

The "Sea Hunter" is able to remain on the open sea for three months at a time and can track down enemy submarines with state of the art cameras and radar systems, The Daily Mail reports.

Construction of the ship is costing $20 million and it will take about $20,000 a day to run — significantly less than vessels using human crews, according to The Mail.

Experts said the vessel also could revolutionize commercial shipping in the future.

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