Silver Marlin Explained

Silver Marlin is an Israeli unmanned surface vehicle (USV) designed for maritime patrol missions.^[1] It is equipped with a 7.62mm remote-controlled stabilized weapon station as well as observation and satellite communication systems. It has an endurance of 24–36 hours, with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance, force protection/anti-terror, anti-surface and anti-mine warfare, search and rescue, port and waterway patrol, battle damage assessment, pollution detection and treatment as well as electronic warfare.^[2]

The Silver Marlin is 10.67m (35.01feet) long and 4000kg (9,000lb) weight, and it has 2500kg (5,500lb) payload capacity, and is powered by two 315 hp diesel engines.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• New Tools for New Rules PDF
• Elbit Systems Silver Marlin promo video

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unmanned Surface Vehicle . . 16 June 2014.
2. Web site: Elbit Systems Introduces Silver Marlin Unmanned Surface Vehicle . 16 June 2014.
3. Web site: Silver Marlin - Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) . 16 June 2014 . 8 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608072731/http://www.defense-update.com/products/s/silver-marlin.htm . dead .
4. News: Elbit Systems unveils unmanned patrol boat: The Silver Marlin is 10.6 m long, has a maximum speed of 81 kmh, and has a range of 500 km . . Globes.