Well, that is one unlikely possibility. On the other hand, I can think of a few large countries that might be interested in the chance to neuter US Naval power with a strong dose of plausible deniability. Especially if they don’t maintain significant navies of their own.
That is the bizarre state of military development right now. For political reasons, the US and other "western’ militaries are very interested in developing drones and other autonomous hardware. No dead pilots means no telegenic grieving friends and families to oppose the war(s). But in doing so they are very effectively undermining their own technological superiority.
A multibillion dollar software and hardware project is expensive the first time. How long before someone can make (or mass produce) a reasonable analogue in their garage, with opensourced designs and software - then kludge it into an ability to swarm any major military asset at relatively little cost.
