US drone boat reportedly remains in Panama to patrol coast against drug runners

A 24-foot American drone boat reportedly arrived in Panama for an 11-day exercise and stayed on, patrolling alongside Panama's coast guard. Coverage cites radar, cameras, speeds over 40 mph and range over 1,000 nautical miles.

Timeline

1. 12 Oct, 22:58 UTCFirst appeared on r/mildlyinteresting
2. 12 Oct, 23:00 UTCBaird Maritime reports expanded USV patrols
3. 12 Oct, 23:00 UTCUS Department of War publishes patrol announcement
4. 13 Oct, 00:14 UTCReached #1 on Trend Radar

Top sources

• corsair drone maritime security panamaGoogle Trends
• Here is a model of the hardware they are putting in my foot next week.r/mildlyinteresting
• US military expands USV patrols of Panamanian watersBaird Maritime
• Autonomous Surface Craft Help Patrol Panamanian WatersU.S. Department of War (.gov)