The Israeli navy is moving toward becoming a semi-autonomous force and may eventually become nearly fully autonomous, the IDF said.
It has been reported that the Israeli navy has operated autonomous sea vehicles in recent years, though it is unclear when swarms at sea will be ready to roll out.
Despite those navies' progress, Israel's navy said it is even more advanced in using robots and autonomy.
The navy said this means it will need more ships in the future to secure Israel's maritime national security interests.
At one stage, Israeli soldiers can focus solely on maintenance and safety issues with robots and autonomous systems operating most other systems.