Above, this chap describes the DARPA Upward Falling Payloads project in 2013. It seems a very gradual program. Below in a 2016 newspaper report.
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On May 14, 2016, Mark Prigg, UK DailyMail, excitedly reported about secret pods being
developed that will hide swarms of hibernating US Navy drones deep below the
sea for years at a time.
PETE'S EXPLANATION
More soberly this is the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Upward Falling Payloads (UFP) Program consisting of pods laid first by US Navy ships, subs, aircraft or by large UUVs. Then:
1. perhaps months or years later if a Threat (like a passing ship or sub) emerges a Trigger (perhaps triggered by passive sonar or remotely triggered from a US Base) will
2. release the pod (called the "Riser") from the seabed or from its tether. The Riser floats up near to the surface or to the surface and then releases
3. the Payload, which may be a group of very small UAVs or UUVs then unfurl their wings or fins and start moving toward the Target.
PETE'S EXPLANATION
More soberly this is the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Upward Falling Payloads (UFP) Program consisting of pods laid first by US Navy ships, subs, aircraft or by large UUVs. Then:
1. perhaps months or years later if a Threat (like a passing ship or sub) emerges a Trigger (perhaps triggered by passive sonar or remotely triggered from a US Base) will
2. release the pod (called the "Riser") from the seabed or from its tether. The Riser floats up near to the surface or to the surface and then releases
3. the Payload, which may be a group of very small UAVs or UUVs then unfurl their wings or fins and start moving toward the Target.
DARPA call the pods 'Upward Falling Payloads' here launching UAVs to follow ships or spy on land targets.
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