Cetus’s maximum operational depth will be greater than that of the current submarine fleet. In a single mission, it will be able to travel up to 1,000 miles.
Britain expects the submarine drone to protect crucial national infrastructure and surveil underwater activity when it is delivered to the Navy in two years, according to"In order to meet the growing threats to our underwater infrastructure, the Royal Navy needs to be ahead of the competition with cutting-edge capabilities," said U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
The initial phase in the creation of an operational autonomous submarine will operate either independently or alongside crewed submarines, such as the Astute-class hunter-killers and their replacements, read the statement. It will be as large as a double-decker bus at 12 meters long, 2.2 meters in diameter, and 17 tonnes in weight.The crewless submersible will be the biggest and most sophisticated one ever run by any European Navy.
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