The us Navy has received unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from submarines of the Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System (SLUAS), which allow you to solve the task of targeting beyond the line of sight of submarines, Seapower reports, referring to the statement of rear Admiral Dave Goggins.
The specified system, launched "from a periscope depth and controlled at tactically significant distances," the military called "quite an amazing opportunity for the fleet." According to the rear Admiral, during the exercise, SLUAS was used for a torpedo attack on a surface ship. The publication notes that at present, 21 SLUAS drones, which are equipped with five submarines, were involved in the relevant demonstrations of the US Navy.
In October , it became known that the new us Navy hammerhead mine will become a" killer " of enemy submarines. In particular, the Poseidon nuclear underwater drone being created in Russia.
In July 2008, the Register reported that the German company Gabler has started creating an unmanned aerial reconnaissance system for submarines, which received the designation coVert OpticaL Airborne reconnaissance Naval adapted System (VOLANS).