To neutralize troublesome unmanned boats, our military only needs 3 minutes! Recently, China's CCTV Military channel has for the first time publicly released footage of live combat drills involving an army drone swarm. The target of the strike was an unmanned boat rapidly advancing at sea, and the entire process of destruction took just 3 minutes.
Some may ask: this time it was the army acting, not the navy or air force; yet in reality, unmanned boats pose the greatest threat to naval forces and maritime police. In fact, since the army already has a full set of reconnaissance and strike protocols specifically designed for dealing with unmanned boats, it is certain that our navy and air force also possess such capabilities—possibly even multiple different strategies. Recently, foreign media have been hyping up images taken by a U.S. unmanned boat closely approaching China’s 052D, 055, and 054A warships. In truth, this unmanned boat had already been detected by our naval vessels long before, remained under constant surveillance by our military, and would be destroyed instantly should it make any threatening move.
Naturally, some might wonder: what if a group of unmanned boats attack—some conducting surface assaults, others operating in semi-submerged or fully submerged modes? If such a scenario occurs, it is highly likely that we are already in a state of war. At that point, it’s no longer about individual soldiers or single ships fighting alone—it becomes a multi-service, multi-unit confrontation. Our warships can fight while retreating toward the center of their formation, simultaneously calling for support from nearby units. Of course, there is an even more effective solution: launching electromagnetic pulse (EMP) missiles to directly disable the electronic components inside these unmanned boats. Additionally, warships can also deploy a batch of drones to strike the unmanned boats.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872290862742592/
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