China Tests Underwater AI Robot That Can Detect Submarines And Fire Torpedoes

China develops underwater AI robot (SouthAsianMonitor)

JAKARTA - China has secretly deployed an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can fire torpedoes and target submarines. The UUV was deployed about 9 meters below the water's surface in a test run in the Taiwan Strait.

According to a Sputnik News report, the Chinese-made UUV can pinpoint the location of the submarine, adjust its direction, lock onto the target, and then fire a torpedo at the intended target.

Meanwhile, the South China Morning Post reports that China is developing an AI robot that can hide under the sea and destroy enemy ships without needing human control. The report is based on a newly disclosed confidential document.

The information also explains that UUVs have been in development for more than a decade, they use artificial intelligence to detect submarines and shoot them with torpedoes.

To collect target data, the UUV utilizes sonar and onboard sensors. The data that has been collected will be analyzed by a computer. The experiment was detailed in a paper published by a research team from Harbin Engineering University in 2010.

The research team was headed by Professor Liang Guolong who stated that the possibility of war that the sea in the future gave birth to "new development opportunities for unmanned platforms."

Based on data from the document, UUVs have been in development since 2010 and may have been trained to work in groups and capable of launching simultaneous attacks on a single target.

On the other hand, a number of UUVs are reportedly stranded on the coast of Indonesia. On Selayar Island, South Sulawesi, an unmanned drone has been found. Photos of the UUV sightings have been spread on social media

The Daily Mail reported that in December 2020, Indonesian fishermen had found an unmanned drone on Selayar Island, off the coast of South Sulawesi. Six days later, UUV was reported to the authorities. A number of photos of one of the Indonesian soldiers with the findings of a gray drone circulated in cyberspace. The gray drone was identified as China's Haiyi or UUV Sea Wing.