General Dynamics is progressing with the development of MEDUSA: An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that is set to equip U.S. Navy submarines with a long-range offensive mine warfare capability.

Known as the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA), work on this expendable drone was highlighted by the American defense firm earlier this month. - Aaron-Matthew Lariosa

• The service’s request for the capability comes amid an increasingly large and capable People’s Liberation Army Navy, which currently outnumbers the U.S. Navy in surface combatants. 
• Offensive mining could prove crucial in a conflict in the Indo-Pacific against China, particularly over Taiwan...