Unmanned ships have outstanding advantages,wide applications and broad prospects for future develop-ment.However,the technology of unmanned ship is complex,which is the research hotpots of enterprises,institutes,experts and scholars at home and abroad.This article reviews the current research status of unmanned ships in China,the current re-search status of unmanned ships abroad,and research and development trend,etc.In the part of the research status of un-manned ship in China,the related policies of unmanned ships development in China are listed and analyzed,and the research results and structure of unmanned ships in China are listed.In the part of the research status of unmanned ships abroad,the research situation of unmanned ships in the United States,Israel,Japan,Britain,France and other countries is sorted out,and the research results of unmanned ships in the United States are mainly sorted out according to the time axis.Finally,it sum-marizes the research and development trend of unmanned ships in five aspects:long endurance,multi-navigation,multi-do-main,intelligence and coordination.Summarize and analyze the relevant experience,and provide reference for the related re-search of unmanned ship.
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