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Poslao: 13 Feb 2024 08:28
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Pregled trenutno poznatih dronova
Citat:A new trend in naval warfare are one-way-attack autonomous underwater vehicles (OWA-AUVs). In general OWA-AUVs are weaponized underwater vehicles which combine the range and autonomy of AUVs with a warhead like a torpedo. They are slow so mainly to be used against relatively static targets, such as ships in port or at anchor, or offshore infrastructure.
Several countries and non-state actors are already operating them. Like many aspects of unconventional naval warfare it’s an area where the major powers, and the West in general, is lagging.
There are of course pre-cursors, there always are. Torpedoes have been shot into ports in the hope of hitting ships. And I suspect that at least one Western Navy has operated a similar type of weapon out of the public eye. But in reality this trend is new and fresh. It is brought about partly by the maturing of uncrewed underwater technology.
It might be tempting to view these as the underwater equivalent of the Shahed drones being launched at Ukraine. Except that in the naval arena it’s more about surprise and stealth than numbers. Here is a summary of the publicly known types:
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