"Ghost Shark": Australia showed an underwater drone that would resist the army of China
The Australian Autonomous Submarine Submarine Submarine Park, developed by the Australian Armed Forces and the American startup of Anduril Industries, will spend $ 1. 1 billion. Use underwater drones will be to observe and strike. The new unmanned Australia's unmanned weapons can be deployed from warships or dropping away from the coast, which allows to fulfill long and long missions without spilling on the surface.
The government did not reveal the exact number of submarine drones, but stated that it is most likely to be "tens". "Australia holds leading positions in the world in terms of autonomous underwater military capabilities, and Ghost Shark is capable of exploration, observation, reconnaissance and strikes," said Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, noting that these are the most technological underworkers in the world.
The length of the Australian coastline is 21,000 miles, with 50 percent of the Australian population within four miles of the coast, and the Navy is a significant part of the country's defense. The government has announced a five -year contract with Anduril Australia to create, maintain and develop excess unmanned aerial vehicles.
Colossal investments were made after the Australians signed a separate Aukus agreement with the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as against the background of increased tensions in relations with China in the Pacific. The agreement will allow the United Kingdom and the US to expand Australia's capabilities in the field of logistics of submarines and nuclear equipment.
A transaction of up to $ 368 billion over 30 years will be crucial for Australia to build atomic submarines since the 2030s. "Guest Sharks" will appear in the Australian fleet after the country has modernized the Magami warships in August. The Mitsubishi giant monsters will be commissioned by 2030 for the first time. The Minister of Defense Industry Pet Conroy said: "We are taking another step towards creating a much larger and more deadly fleet.
" The minister said these formidable warships are able to run up to 128 missiles, providing Australia "modern weapons and combat systems needed to win in an increasingly difficult environment. " In conditions where relations with China are approaching the boiling point, "Australia is faced with the most complex, and in some ways and the most urgent strategic situation that we have since the end of World War II," Marles said. Recall that tension in the Pacific region is only increasing.