China Military Develops Unmanned Robotic Submarines to Launch A New Era of Sea Power
TEHRAN(Tasnim) - China is developing large, smart and low-cost unmanned submarines that can roam the world’s oceans to perform a wide range of missions, from reconnaissance to mine placement to even suicide attacks, according to scientists involved in these artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
According to a report by the South China Morning Post, China's unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are expected to be deployed in the early 2020s.
While not intended to entirely replace human-operated submarines, they will challenge the advantageous position established by Western naval powers after the Second World War.
The robotic subs are aimed particularly at the United States forces in strategic waters like the South China Sea and western Pacific Ocean, the researchers say.
The new class of unmanned submarines will join the other autonomous or manned military systems on water, land and orbit to carry out missions in coordinated efforts, according to the researchers.
