{
  "id": 10197251,
  "title": "U.S. and UK navies successfully launch 3,700-pound submarine-sinking torpedo from robotic drone submarine in historic first",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/u-s-and-uk-navies-successfully-launch-3-700-pound-submarine-sinking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-and-uk-navies-successfully-launch-3-700-pound-submarine-sinking-torpedo-from-robotic-drone-submarine-in-historic-first-project-broadsword-proves-weapon-interchangeability-in-just-seven-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy have successfully launched a 3,700-pound Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from Britain’s uncrewed XV Excalibur submarine, marking the first time the weapon has been fired from an autonomous underwater vehicle",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}