Similar to Ajx002 Torpedo: What are the goals of the underwater drone "Toloka" in the Crimea and the ports of the Russian Federation

Ordinary sea drones are more vulnerable to the enemy shots than those who move at the depth, explained the captain of the 1st rank of reserve, expirer of the headquarters of the Navy of the Armed Forces Andriy Ryzhenko in a conversation with UNIAN. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by the coast of Crimea use "Grahokok" or "Raptor" boats, which detect drones on the surface of the water. However, the submarine drones of "Toloka", the various variants of which are 2.

5 to 12 m, move at depth, so they can bring a useful load, such as explosives, to the Crimean bridge. Focus gathered information about the latest submarine drone "Toloka", which can soon be obtained by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ryzhenko voiced the opportunities of the Drone "Toloki" and analyzed them in terms of the purposes and needs of Ukraine. It is noted that it is not clear why to make an underwater drone, capable of sailing 2 thousand km, the specialist said.

2 thousand km is the distance from Odessa to Port Said in Egypt. Instead, smaller distances are more interesting: for example, from Odessa to port in Istanbul - about 100 km, and this is achievable for the smallest variant of "toloka" (2. 5 m long and 100 km away). In addition, the optimal version of the underwater drone for the needs of Ukraine-length 4-6 m, margin of 1600 km (to the Crimean bridge and back), capacity-500 kg, said Ryzhenko.

The expert voiced three directions of use of the drone "Toloka". The focus will pay attention to the models of underwater drones as China showed on September 3 at a military parade. Analysts have identified the AJX002 unmanned underwater device, which was especially distinguished by size and probable characteristics. If a relatively late Chinese "torpedo" with "Toloka", we see that the Ukrainian invention is somewhat inferior to the Chinese counterpart, but in scale they are similar.

The characteristics of AJX002 and Tornado: For the first time, Focus wrote about the drone "Toloka" in May 2023. Navsl News portals said that the first Toloka Tlk-150 is 2. 5 m long. The portal analysts have explored the photo of the device and explained that it has high maneuverability and similar to Western analogues.

Other models, TLK-400 and TLK-1000 were also discussed, with more range and loads: no development details were not made public, it was also clear whether production started and whether the working model was started. Two years later, in 2025, more information about new Ukrainian development appeared. In particular, on September 19, the submarine drone "Toloka" was shown in Lviv in the middle of the football field: the General Staff confirmed that it was a real product with new opportunities.