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The Pentagon is copying narco-sub design, but cartels are already ahead

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 20, 2026
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Image of Pete Hegseth; by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Pentagon wants its own narco sub. The US Marine Corps and defense contractor Leidos have been testing a stealthy uncrewed surface vessel they call the Sea Specter — openly crediting cartel-built semisubmersibles as the design inspi…

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