Russian Warships To Be Equipped With UAVs And UUVs

Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov (055). (Wikimedia Commons/LPHOT SEELEY/MOD)

JAKARTA - The image of future warships will be influenced by requirements for greater combat resistance, amid enemy use of smart and hypersonic weapons

This was said by the CEO of the Krylov State Research Center, Oleg Savchenko. To, need adjustments to the entire fleet of Russian warships. He said naval vessels would require air and underwater support features.

'The underwater and aerial support features that can be controlled like robots, will become an integral part of the navy in the future. This will change the architecture", Savchenko said, citing TASS on June 21.

He explained that the development of the Russian Navy is underway within the framework of the development of the Russian Armed Forces in general, in collaboration with various weapons and services, and in conjunction with a new approach to forming a unified information space.

"On the one hand, the ship of the future can be freed from some of the traditional ways of dealing with the situation that occurs. While on the other hand robots will become an inalienable attribute of ships of a different class. There will be unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and undersea vehicles. unmanned seas (UUVs), including those capable of operating in groups", said Savchenko.

He added the ability to defend against enemy smart weapons and hypersonic weapons will be a need for warships in the future.

"Meeting these standards will require the development of existing composite materials and stealth technologies. Meeting these requirements and new technologies will affect changes to current warships", he concluded.