In early 2009, one of the largest U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Company will hold a unique experiment to launch unmanned aerial vehicle with a submarine, located in an underwater position, transmits Washington Pofile.
The new model, called SOTHOC (Submarine Over the Horizon Organic Capabilities) belongs to a class of autonomous robots equipped with remote control, said Cyber Security. The project aims at improving the "vision" and "rumors" submarines.
The scheme of the system is as follows. The aircraft (UAVs) permanently stored on a submarine. If necessary, the capsule with him through the hatch, used for disposal of garbage. Capsule at a safe distance and the "belly" rescue "zone", which displays it on the surface. Thereafter, the capsule throws drogue, which allows it to stabilize at the sea surface and direction for the wind, then gets UAVs.
At Raytheon argued that the machine in its current form can carry weapons, suitable for use as underwater or in the air, but the design of the robot provides a large arsenal.
The aircraft is able to maintain constant radio communication with maternal submarine and its diverse supply of information, in particular, it can help adjust attack. But thanks to an advanced system of artificial intelligence at the time of the assignment robot is not necessary to contact the command center that allows you to save the silence in radio.
In 2008, the first test of the system - but run from the conventional boats.
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