Greyshark underwater drone to address Russian threat
Two European defence ministries are spending close to €100m on underwater drones capable of transoceanic missions in a bid to address the growing threat of Russian hybrid warfare.
The Greyshark Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is a multi-mission drone equipped with a wide range of acoustic and electromagnetic sensors augmented by integrated Artificial Intelligence for automatic target recognition and collision avoidance.
The Bravo model is capable of travelling for 5.5 days over a range of more than 1,000km on its electric battery, while the Foxtrot fuel cell motor can reach almost 15,000km in 16 weeks. Both have a maximum speed of 10 knots.
With built-in object recognition it can act autonomously or forward data to a command centre for human intervention. Mulitple drones can also function as a swarm, both for deterrence and reconnaissance.
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