In October of 2018, a gray, spider-like silhouetted vessel crossed the waters from California to Hawaii in a seemingly ordinary trip. However, the Sea Hunter autonomous unmanned surface vehicle is anything but.Thanks to groundbreaking technology ten years in the making, the US Navy’s vessel can traverse the oceans for months at a time without the interference of a single crew member.The revolutionary vessel is part of the Navy’s plan for the future of sea warfare, as Sea Hunter’s possibilities are endless. Still, at least one competing nation is already building its own copycat version, so the clock is ticking down fast…