They will swim to any point in the Black Sea: experts have revealed as the drones of "Marichka" attack the Russian Federation

Experts believe that the Ukrainian underwater drone for their stated technical characteristics (in particular, with the maximum range of 1000 kilometers) can make flights one way to almost any point in the Black Sea to strike on the enemy fleet. In addition, according to media, Marichka can become a potential explosive weapon-Kamikadze, which can be used to attack ships and coastal infrastructure, including bridges, in the Crimea occupied by Russia.

Depending on its specific capabilities, unmanned Kamikadze boat can be under certain physical means of protection, capable of interfering with other drones, including floating bons, obstacles and other barriers that Russian troops installed in the Sevastopol bay on the occupied Crimean. Currently, Sevastopol has been the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia and many of its ships, in which the Ukrainian forces have significantly intensified the strikes in recent weeks.

In addition, Marichka can be useful as a more difficult -free platform for collecting maritime intelligence. Submarines, both with crew and without crew, inherently have advantages as a means of exploration, observation and reconnaissance, given their ability to hide under the waves. Currently, the Ukrainian Navy does not have a crew of submarines. There is very little reliable information about Marichka and its capabilities.

The project is still quite new, and it is unclear how quickly it can be implemented, especially given the active calls for additional funding from the outside. The underwater drone has a tubular shape with four fins located around the tail part. The front also has a pair of horizontal stabilizers. How to drive "Marichka", the length of which, according to the available data, is slightly less than 6 meters, and the diameter is just over 1 meter, it is unclear.

UUV, even capable of working only under waves, has an additional advantage: it will be less noticeable than even a non -non -non -USV USV. In Sevastopol there is a headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Navy of Russia and many of its ships, through which Ukrainian troops have significantly intensified the strikes in recent weeks. The method of guide the drone requires only indicating the coordinates of the place and the ability to swim to it to execute a predetermined attack on the autopilot.

Although the range of goals that can attack the drone is limited, it will be more difficult to resist it than its surface counterparts. According to AMMO Ukraine, the cost of the vessel will be about 16 million Ukrainian hryvnias, or just less than 433 421 US dollars at the time of writing. We will remind, in early August it became known that Ukrainians create a new underwater drone "Marichka".