Posted on 08/27/2023 11:16:59 AM PDT by Mariner
Ukraine has unveiled a 20-foot-long underwater drone to attack Russian warships from under the sea, reports say.
The vessel, called Marichka, could give Ukraine a new dimension to its attacks on Putin's Black Sea fleet, as until now, attacks have been mainly carried out by surface naval drones.
"Marichka will hit the ships on the underwater part, which can be even more destructive for the warships," specialist naval defense news website Navalnews said.
"A swarm of these suicide underwater uncrewed vehicles is very hard to defend," it said.
Ukraine previously unveiled a much smaller submarine drone called the Toloka. However, it is still being determined if it has been used to attack Russian ships, British newspaper The Telegraph reported.
The Marichka has a range of about 600 miles and can perform attack, transport, or reconnaissance missions, per Navalnews.
A newly released video appears to show the Marichka being lowered into the sea to be tested, and another video animation shows the specifications of the drone.
The payload capacity of the drone is yet to be revealed.
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1. How does this device target a moving warship?
2. How does this device know the difference between a moving warship and a freighter?
Remember, it's submerged.
Remote pilot would solve both those issues.
swarms of drones is the future of warfare.
eventually there will be a decisive battle in some war where drones completely annihilate an entire fleet and history will tell the tell like we learned of the defeat of the Spanish armada when we were younger.
Vaporware
There is something oddly incongruous with the declaration “Here is our secret weapon everyone!”
Agree... and after that come the nanobots that disassemble matter one molecule at a time.
“Remote pilot would solve both those issues.”
That requires a High Frequency RF link that covers several hundred miles...likely satellite.
Those frequencies do not penetrate water for more than 4-6 inches.
Pretty much.
Drones are the modern day equivalent of the long bow. They change the nature of battle..
Almost certain.
Showing? They are probably simply acknowledging that they have already been using them.
PAYLOAD: ENOUGH
Zactly.
Maybe link to a loitering airborne drone then use lower freq from air drone to underwater drone?
Yes, underwater drones use a different technology than airborne types - often piloted thousands of miles away.
Sure, same way the AEGIS system differentiated an Iranian airliner from and Iranian MIG- (hint: it didn’t).
“Agree... and after that come the nanobots that disassemble matter one molecule at a time.”
Grey goo.
Game changer? There aren’t that many ships to sink are there? If they exist I wouldn’t want to be serving on an aircraft carrier.
The Chicoms have more ships so an amphibious assault on Taiwan won’t work. It would have to be an aerial blitzkrieg knocking out all launching sites. How hard would it be to hide them-keep it a secret? Put them in someones garage.
often piloted thousands of miles away.”
Probably Arlington County, Virginia.
I can hear the boardrooms of Lockheed and Raytheon screaming: NO!! Add 3 zeros to that, you bastards! You're gonna ruin it for everyone!
It's time to invent a seven inch antenna.
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