Lockheed Martin is developing an unmanned aircraft that can be released from the ballistic missile tube of a Trident Submarine — 150 feet underwater. Floating to the surface, its wings unfold, booster rockets fire, and it is airborne.
Called the Cormorant, this jet-powered autonomous aircraft could act as a spy plane or deliver firepower in a surgical strike. When the mission is over, the Cormorant receives computer signals from the submarine that can direct it to a rendezvous point.
