At the meeting, DARPA explained the program's goal was to develop and demonstrate a working network of drones that can both store and transport various payloads underwater — including the sort of supplies and equipment that'd be needed in the event of a natural disaster, InformationWeek said in a report. In the proposer's day documents, the Drones deploying drones agency explains that a "rising number of ungoverned states, piracy, and proliferation of sophisticated defenses" is stretching the Navy's resources thin, which is resulting in fewer special operations and contingency missions. The agency also says it wants Hydra to explore the feasibility of building underwater mothership drones that could launch smaller drones into the air and be used in battle. Drones deploying drones, unmanned and via remote control — this may sound like science fiction, but it's the future of warfare. Similarly, DARPA is working with Lockheed Martin to build drones, for use on land and in the air, that will transport equipment, cars, and even containers full of soldiers.