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Ukraine shows off its next-generation 20-foot-long underwater drone that will sink Russian warships from below the surface
Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | August 27th, 2023 | Alia Shoaib

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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KEYWORDS: ukraine; wunderwaffe
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Students of Naval warfare and weapons technology please consider the article and let us know:

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.

1 posted on 08/27/2023 11:16:59 AM PDT by Mariner
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To: Mariner

Remote pilot would solve both those issues.


2 posted on 08/27/2023 11:19:34 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: Mariner

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.


3 posted on 08/27/2023 11:20:42 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Mariner

Vaporware


4 posted on 08/27/2023 11:21:22 AM PDT by KamperKen (u)
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To: Mariner

There is something oddly incongruous with the declaration “Here is our secret weapon everyone!”


5 posted on 08/27/2023 11:21:36 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: TexasFreeper2009
swarms of drones is the future of warfare.

Agree... and after that come the nanobots that disassemble matter one molecule at a time.

6 posted on 08/27/2023 11:22:24 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: AAABEST

“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.


7 posted on 08/27/2023 11:22:27 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Pretty much.

Drones are the modern day equivalent of the long bow. They change the nature of battle..


8 posted on 08/27/2023 11:23:03 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: KamperKen

Almost certain.


9 posted on 08/27/2023 11:23:11 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Showing? They are probably simply acknowledging that they have already been using them.


10 posted on 08/27/2023 11:25:10 AM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: AAABEST

PAYLOAD: ENOUGH


11 posted on 08/27/2023 11:26:17 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: SpaceBar
There is something oddly incongruous with the declaration “Here is our secret weapon everyone!”

Zactly.

12 posted on 08/27/2023 11:26:56 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Mariner
Those frequencies do not penetrate water for more than 4-6 inches.

Maybe link to a loitering airborne drone then use lower freq from air drone to underwater drone?

13 posted on 08/27/2023 11:30:36 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Mariner

Yes, underwater drones use a different technology than airborne types - often piloted thousands of miles away.


14 posted on 08/27/2023 11:31:22 AM PDT by AAABEST ( NY/DC/CA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: AAABEST

Sure, same way the AEGIS system differentiated an Iranian airliner from and Iranian MIG- (hint: it didn’t).


15 posted on 08/27/2023 11:32:29 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: Lazamataz

“Agree... and after that come the nanobots that disassemble matter one molecule at a time.”

Grey goo.


16 posted on 08/27/2023 11:32:39 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: TangoLimaSierra

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.


17 posted on 08/27/2023 11:34:02 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: AAABEST

often piloted thousands of miles away.”

Probably Arlington County, Virginia.


18 posted on 08/27/2023 11:34:41 AM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: Mariner
The Marichka has been developed by volunteer engineers, known as Ammo Ukraine, and it is estimated to cost 16 million Ukrainian hryvnia, or $433,000, Ukrainian media reported, per Navalnews.

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!

19 posted on 08/27/2023 11:37:37 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Mariner
Those frequencies do not penetrate water for more than 4-6 inches.

It's time to invent a seven inch antenna.

20 posted on 08/27/2023 11:43:18 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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