Nearly one in three US Navy warships will be AI-powered 'ghost ships' by 2045

The US Navy plans to deploy 150 artificial intelligence-powered'ghost ships' across the seven seas by 2045, which means one in three of its warships will be an uncrewed robotic warship. These AI-powered ships will be smaller and cheaper to operate because they do not require life-support systems and can be piloted remotely, and the technology could be the answer to the military's recruitment nightmare – the Navy is at 89 percent of its goal for the fiscal year ending in September. The expansion was announced in the'Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan 2022' report that states the military branch is expanding its fleet to ensure it controls most of the seas and compete with the opposition, specifically China. The development also includes more than 350 manned ships and approximately 3,000 aircraft, which is a dramatic increase from the just 75 new ships added to the regime over the past two decades. The Navy currently operates 300 warships.