The test was done by an unmanned vehicle operated by the infantry section of the United States Navy.
Launched by a self-contained unit
An anti-ship missile was launched from the shore. For this, a remotely operated ground unit equipped with a launcher that was in charge of firing the missile. The result was that the projectile hit the test target directly.
This missile demonstration took place in Hawaii as part of the larger US Navy program to allow Navy members to test new operating systems. On this occasion, the ROGUE land vehicle with the missile and its launcher system. The missile receives the name of NSM and the system that launches them NMESIS.
The ROGUE is an unmanned vehicle that was made to anti-ship missile operations And it has the possibility of being able to make modifications to it to adapt to the different requirements that the mission requires.
It does not have a pilot and is operated remotely. In this way, multiple missile launch pads can be placed. without putting the health of the personnel at risk.
For its part, the NSM missile is a cruise missile that can be used to multiple missions, although it is designed to eliminate defended targets on land and sea.
How lethal is this missile?
Have a range of more than 185 kilometers and one 125 kg explosive ammunition with a programmable fuse, which makes it capable of radar evasion maneuvers and has a advanced pointing system accurately using a variety of mechanisms such as inertial guidance, GPS, terrain reference navigation, infrared imaging, and an on-board target database.
This was the first time the missile has made a coast-to-sea attack during a United States Navy exercise. Nevertheless, this missile has been in use for almost a decade by the Navy of other countries such as Norway or Malaysia. It is also used by the coastal defense squads of the Polish Navy.
So that, USA it constantly continues to develop different technologies to use on the battlefield, also using autonomous systems that do not require a pilot.