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28 September 2023
Innovative Submarine Drone Is Ukraine’s New Weapon Against Russian Navy
Click to Enlarge. The new weapon, the Toloka TLK-150, is much smaller than previous Ukrainian maritime drones. It likely has a much shorter range and slower speed, but should make up for that by being more stealthy and more survivable.
Innovative Submarine Drone Is Ukraine’s New Weapon Against Russian Navy
Ukraine is becoming known for using unconventional naval vessels against the Russian Navy. It's 'maritime drones', which are robot boats loaded with explosives, have helped shape the war in the Black Sea.
Now a new maritime drone has been revealed, one which operates like a small submarine.
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Ukraine has unveiled a 20-foot-long underwater drone to attack Russian warships from under the sea, reports say. The vessel, named Marichka, could give Ukraine a new dimension to its attacks on Putin's Black Sea fleet, as until now, attacks have been mainly carried out by surface naval drones .
Ukraine Unveils Toloka TLK-150 Submarine Drone | Kyiv’s New Stealthy Weapon Against Russian Navy?
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Ukraine’s many inventors and small businesses are answering the call for national defence amid the war with Russia. Ukraine has established a new group to called Brave 1 to harness this creativity, ...
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2010 Report
From Reuters: Russia plans to upgrade its Black Sea Fleet with 18 new vessels over the next decade after a deal with Ukraine to extend the lease on the fleet’s base, a navy source was quoted by Interfax as saying on Monday. …
The fleet has fallen into disrepair and many of the vessels are not seaworthy, but Russia plans to modernise it and add at least six frigates and six diesel-powered submarines, Interfax cited a source in Russia’s naval command as saying.
"In accordance with the State Armament Programme from 2011 to 2020, the Black Sea Fleet will receive 18 new vessels," the source was quoted as saying.
The source said the fleet would also get upgraded Sukhoi-24M bombers to replace older versions now in use. A navy spokesman declined to comment on the news agency report. (photo: AP)
The fleet has fallen into disrepair and many of the vessels are not seaworthy, but Russia plans to modernise it and add at least six frigates and six diesel-powered submarines, Interfax cited a source in Russia’s naval command as saying.
"In accordance with the State Armament Programme from 2011 to 2020, the Black Sea Fleet will receive 18 new vessels," the source was quoted as saying.
The source said the fleet would also get upgraded Sukhoi-24M bombers to replace older versions now in use. A navy spokesman declined to comment on the news agency report. (photo: AP)
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