Two unmanned submarines appeared, with a length of 40 meters and a sci-fi appearance. The French Navy said that China has finally taken action!
The French Navy news website reported that two Chinese unmanned submarines were seen in a dock near Hainan Island, which may be for sea testing. These two unmanned submarines are quite large, with a length of 40 to 42 meters. What does this mean? It is roughly equivalent to a multi-story building lying horizontally in the water, much larger than the small reconnaissance drones we usually imagine.
According to the report, the range of these two unmanned submarines is amazing, reaching about 12,000 kilometers. This means that they can theoretically cover the entire Western Pacific, and even go deep into the Indian Ocean, without any support. Another key number is the maximum diving depth of 3,300 meters.
This is a large, long-endurance, deep-diving unmanned underwater vehicle. The French Navy news website directly pointed out its significance, stating that "China is defining underwater power in its own way for the 21st century." The implication is that the US military does not have such equipment.
The potential uses of this large unmanned submarine are very wide-ranging, such as long-term ocean environmental monitoring, seabed topography mapping, maintenance and reconnaissance of underwater facilities, and even playing a certain role as an underwater deterrence platform in the future. It represents the rise of a new type of underwater force characterized by intelligence and unmanned systems.
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