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But with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/06\/13\/us-navy-pushing-ahead-with-bid-to-extend-the-range-of-its-sub-killer-torpedo\/\" target=_blank>longer range torpedoes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/11\/16\/the-us-navy-is-moving-to-put-more-ship-killer-missiles-on-submarines\/\" target=_blank>anti-ship missiles <\/a>in the arsenal, submariners are looking to a new domain to help them extend their deadly reach: The air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an October request for information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/06\/30\/a-top-us-navy-engineer-says-the-fleet-needs-to-get-out-and-bust-the-rust\/\" target=_blank>Naval Sea Systems Command<\/a>\u2019s Submarine Combat and Weapons Control Program Office asked industry for input into a \u201cSubmarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System,\u201d or SLUAS, currently in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has been interested in sub-launched drones for some time and has been testing prototypes, but the RFI shows the service is getting serious about the idea as it adds longer-range torpedoes and anti-ship cruise missiles to the arsenal of its attack submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea for the SLUAS is an ambitious one.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/11\/05\/navy-inks-contract-for-two-columbia-class-nuclear-missile-submarines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/COLUMBIA-Image-Surfaced-002.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy inks $9.4B contract for two Columbia-class nuclear missile submarines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Navy has bought its first Columbia-class submarine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone would launch from a submerged submarine out of a 3-inch ejector tube used for sonobuoys, flares and countermeasures among other things. The battery-operated UAS would then deploy its wings and operate for an hour, well beyond the range visible from just the low-in-the-water periscope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the UAS should have an \u201celectro-optic capability with reliable target solution analysis,\u201d the RFI said, adding that it should be able to \u201coperate at ranges out to the line-of-sight radio horizon, and use a variable bandwidth encrypted datalink with at least 256-bit encryption strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone should also have a degree of autonomy and \u201cinclude the ability to operate in an emission-controlled environment and operate without constant radio communication links.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery submarine has a 3-inch launcher, so in theory, every submarine could operate with UASs,\u201d said Bryan Clark, a retired submarine officer and senior fellow with The Hudson Institute. \u201cThe idea is that you would be about the size of a sonobuoy \u2014 it could be pretty long \u2014 and you\u2019d put it inside a canister. 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