U.S.-Russia Locked In Cold War Race To Deploy Submarine Drones -- Washington Times
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Command’s recent announcement that it has successfully completed tests on its GhostSwimmer unmanned underwater vehicle prompted an immediate rebuttal from Russia: They, too, are close to unmanned submarine drones.
The U.S. Navy first trumpeted its successful test on Friday.
“GhostSwimmer will allow the Navy to have success during more types of missions while keeping divers and sailors safe,” Michael Rufo, director of Boston Engineering’s Advanced Systems Group, said in Pacific Command’s statment.
Three days later, state-funded media outlet Russia Today heralded a story about how underwater drones would be incorporated into Russia’s fifth-generation subs, which are in development.
“We’re talking about battle robots which can be released by the submarine, and a type of underwater drone,” Russian engineer Nikolay Novoselov was quoted in Russia Today.
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My Comment: The Russians have not revealed much information on their naval drone program .... but if it is like the rest of their drone program .... they are behind.
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