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[–] solar_flare 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

'As the US naval oceanographic vessel went to retrieve it, a Chinese ship that had been shadowing the Americans lowered a boat and grabbed it themselves. '

Still not having a self-destruct mechanism on these secretive drones seems like an awful big failure. Seems like something that should have been standard before the Iran-U.S. RQ-170 incident and definitely after. Now the Chinese will reverse engineer and viola, saved a lot of money in research and development.

Edit: On second thought, I'm not sure this underwater drone or its technology are that secretive. I assume it, but should not jump to conclusions.