The British fleet ordered the construction of a large crewless submarine

The British Royal Navy ordered the construction of a large autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV - Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle). This was reported by the First Sea Lord of Great Britain, Admiral Tony Radakin.

Speaking at the NATO Underwater Defense and Security Conference, held in Southampton on March 5, Radakin said the British Navy had signed a contract to build a large autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle. The contract was signed with the British company MSubs Ltd., specializing in the design and construction of various underwater vehicles.

A contract worth one million pounds ($ 1,29 million) was signed with MSubs for the supply of an experimental crewless submarine, which will be used to determine the capabilities of promising uninhabited underwater vehicles of larger displacement

- said in a statement.

According to the agreement, a large autonomous underwater vehicle must be built within 14 months. It is known from the project that the device will have a length of about 100 feet (30 meters) and a cruising range of up to 3000 miles.

British Command fleet He plans that in the future autonomous submarines will complement and expand the capabilities of conventional submarines with crew, replacing them in missions with an increased risk of service (reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare, and so on). According to the British admirals, autonomous submarines will significantly strengthen the country's submarine fleet without increasing the number of expensive submarines with crew against the backdrop of the increasing activity of Russian submarines in northern waters.

Comments

[Pereira]

This is exactly what they are missing right now.
Really decided to revive the greatness of the Aglitsky fleet?

[Finches]

Not at all! What a flaccidity? They simply have constant problems with the crews: either the inflatable women are dumb, or the gays are against women in general, or some kind of miracle in feathers drowns for the third floor ... The captains went crazy and were copied to the beach en masse! So you have to get out

[maxim947]

Yes ... noble astrologers, for 1 million. and for 14 months.
Or alternatively just distorted information

[Grigory_45]

Quote: maxim947

for 1 million and for 14 months.
Or alternatively just distorted information

MSubs Ltd. (Plymouth) specializes in the design and construction of various underwater vehicles, and in particular, that has developed and manufactured 12-meter, ten-seater underwater transporters for combat swimmers of the US Navy Special Operations Forces (SEAL).
Also, MSubs some time ago advertised the design of its 25-meter combat multi-purpose modular autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle under the Moray code.
So they have achievements, to build in more than a year is quite realistic.

[Local from the Volga]

and 30 meters!)))) price per centimeter probably!

[Dmitry Donskoy]

The drone can be intercepted and imprisoned for itself. EW also does not stand still. But if it is also autonomous, then hackers will help.

[Shurik70]

Quote: Dmitry Donskoy

The drone can be intercepted and imprisoned for itself. EW also does not stand still. But if it is also autonomous, then hackers will help.

But how can he not be autonomous?
A submarine is not a plane. There is no normal online connection under water.
So the management is purely software. I was given the task of where to swim, what to do, how to return - and sailed on myself. Only occasionally buoy raises to the surface, for communication. probably once a day.
The signal coding there is surely reliable. So hackers are unlikely to cope with a direct attack on their own. But intelligence can get the codes. And take control.

[ABM]

Our "translators" constantly confuse the English "billion", meaning billion, with a million.

[Michael67]

You don’t understand anything. The islanders are terribly afraid of the invasion of Russian submarine tanks. Sweden has already spoiled in the corners from the traces of our tankers found at the bottom of its cords. The islanders decided to chase them on drones. They want to save on diapers.

[knn54]

-on the background of the increasing activity of Russian submarines in northern waters.
And HERE without the Russians could not do.

[Piramidon]

Our "Poseidon" ("Status-6)" does not let them sleep well.

[Grigory_45]

Quote: Piramidon

Our "Poseidon" ("Status-6) does not let them sleep well

this craft has nothing to do with Poseidon. Rather, it is an analogue of the Russian R&D Cephalopod

[Piramidon]

Quote: Gregory_45

this craft has nothing to do with Poseidon

And I didn’t say it, it has something to do with it.

[Grigory_45]

Then how do you understand your phrase that Poseidon does not give them peace?

[awg75]

The author has a clear mistake. obviously not 1 million, but 1 billion.

[ABM]

Sure! "Billion" means, translated from English means billion

[YOUR]

Something does not believe that the cost of 1 million pounds. I can not believe the word at all. UAVs are not too fancy for over 30 million dollars off the scale, and fancy ones and under a hundred lyamy are.

[Amateur]

one million pound contract

For 1 million, even pounds will make at best a plastic model of 3 meters in length.

[Smart]

We do this with a model of an aircraft carrier at the price of a villa in Antalya.

[Lopatov]

Quote: Smart

We do this with a model of an aircraft carrier at the price of a villa in Antalya.

That's for sure, really cheap. They will do such work for the cost of the resort town.

[voyaka uh]

Autonomous - without external control. Goes under water according to the program.
If only for intelligence - tolerant.
If the shock - you can mess things up ...

[Kerensky]

Autonomous - without external control. Goes under water according to the program.

In! So why the heg fence for retractable devices? Chopping ...

[voyaka uh]

This, I suppose, is only for testing. On them there will be people.
Felling - temporary

[Pandiurin]

"... There will be people on it.
The cabin is temporary "

Judging by the silhouette of the boat and the person for comparison, the diameter of the pepelats is <2 meters. "Deck" - on the first slide is flat, ie. it's more like a fin. People will not fit there and are not needed.
Most likely for movement with not full ascent.
For example, in a port where there is intensive shipping, it is much safer when visually visible than "by instruments"

It is not known about the type of engine and power plant. Perhaps as a backup or emergency option there is a (small) diesel generator with the ability to work with atmospheric air during incomplete ascent, then in the "wheelhouse" there can be a retractable pipe for air intake.

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Pandiurin

It is not known about the type of engine and power plant. Perhaps as a backup or emergency option there is a (small) diesel generator with the ability to work with atmospheric air during incomplete ascent, then in the "wheelhouse" there can be a retractable pipe for air intake.

These local schoolchildren-newsmen did not bother to write the full article.
VNEU + lithium-ion batteries.

[certero]

Autonomous unmanned systems are the future of military operations. Whoever is the first to be able to create such an army will dominate the planet. Just because the threshold for the use of armed forces for which country will be significantly lower. TO

[Smart]

You're so vain ....
You have just unknowingly recorded our country as an outsider.

[rocket757]

Quote: certero

Whoever is the first to be able to create such an army will dominate the planet.

Who NOW will create such an army can do such things that the descendants, if any, will have to disentangle for a long time and hard.
As an experiment for later, it’s okay, but it’s too early to build on a massive scale.

[Smart]

Kapets to our Poseidon ...

[Pastor]

Let them build more simple submarines? The British fleet is no longer the same, and any radio-controlled toy can be intercepted.

[Thrifty]

So far, too little information. One can only judge the fact of ordering a certain underwater crewless prototype for unknown purposes. ..

[voyaka uh]

The submarine is much more difficult to make than a surface ship. The Americans began right with a simple naval drone.

It can be controlled both remotely and autonomously. On it is a sonar - to look for submarines. Noticed - transferred to Poseidon. He will throw deep bombs or torpedoes.

[rocket757]

One simple function - SEARCH - and everything is under control from the center. It’s quite a working option.

[Grigory_45]

Quote: voyaka uh

The submarine is much more difficult to make than a surface ship. The Americans began right with a simple naval drone.

Boeing guys are building an Orca crewless submarine under the US Navy's XLUUV program.

[voyaka uh]

With any sea drones, the same problem as with air drones: it’s not enough to make good vehicles - you need to create a complex structure that includes them in a common reconnaissance and combat system. Recruit and train a bunch of sensible operators and staff officers, create shifts, etc.
Then only a turning point will be created in the conduct of hostilities.
The Indians, for example, bought American intelligence drones and were not able to use them effectively, the Jordanians did as well.

[rocket757]

All sophisticated, high-end equipment requires you to have an appropriate support infrastructure. Who does not understand this, in the span initially.

[Kerensky]

Recruit and train a bunch of sensible operators and staff officers, create shifts, etc.

That is, he will exchange data with the central office. Goodbye radio silence, goodbye stealth ...

[HAM]

Ndaaa ... radio control underwater is not control on the air ... I wonder how they will manage it? Program program, but no one canceled the enemy’s actions ..

[Sergey Averchenkov]

The question was removed from the language. :) It is also very interesting to me.

[Grigory_45]

Quote: HAM

I wonder how they will manage? The program is a program, but nobody canceled the enemy’s actions ..

the British Royal Navy has signed a contract to build a large autonomous crewless underwater vehicle

the term autonomous means actions without the participation of someone from outside (in this case, without the participation of the operator). In most cases.
Of course, there will be communication - with the operator, other drones, submarines, ships, relay aircraft, an underwater relay network - the device needs to take information about the tactical situation and the combat mission from somewhere. Either satellite communications over time, or a towed antenna, or you will have to create an underwater network of relay stations

[Volder]

The topic in the article is not disclosed. For example, there is no information about weapons, technical specifications.

[orionvitt]

Just the topic is revealed. Read carefully.

experimental crewless submarine, which will be used to determine the capabilities of promising uninhabited underwater vehicles of larger displacement

What kind of weaponry if it is just a touchstone?

[Grigory_45]

Quote: Volder

For example, there is no information about weapons

This is an experimental apparatus. At which they will work out fundamental design solutions. If everything goes smoothly, they will build an experimental boat - which will be able to carry out combat missions.

[Stirbjorn]

According to the British admirals, autonomous submarines will significantly strengthen the country's submarine fleet without increasing the number of expensive submarines with crew against the backdrop of the increasing activity of Russian submarines in northern waters.

Of course, I would like to share the fears of the British admirals, but in northern waters, there is nothing special to increase the activity of our submarines. Over the past 20 years, only two submarines have been built for the northern waters - Yuri Dolgoruky and Severodvinsk. More will be disabled

[Kerensky]

in northern waters, there is nothing special to increase the activity of our submarines.

Michael.
They were there, like a fool wrappers. And there is no particular need to strengthen it.

[orionvitt]

And where will the British submariners now invite girls of easy virtue? For parties with drugs and other attributes of a fun pastime ..

[ABM]

Some nonsense with a translation! What's a million? Really "billion" - that's how a billion sounds in English. Much more believable

[mintai_kot]

A cabin without a boat why?