Exploring the deep: Which countries have underwater drones?

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Exploring the deep: Which countries have underwater drones?



Northrop Grumman has unveiled the Manta Ray unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), built for the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) and designed to perform long-range military missions.

The company called the new drone a UUV, inspired by the "graceful glide" of the fish for which it is named. In addition to the US, a number of other countries are developing their fleets of underwater naval drones.

Russia: The unique nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable Poseidon UUV has already entered service with the country's navy, where this sophisticated drone - capable of creating a "nuclear tsunami" - has become part of the armament of such nuclear-powered submarines as the Belgorod and Khabarovsk. 

China: In addition to a family of HSU001 UUVs, the country has reportedly begun building so-called Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUVs), which have been spotted at a Chinese naval base in the South China Sea. 

North Korea: The communist nation tested a stealthy "Unmanned Underwater Nuclear Attack Craft" last year, designed to "create a super-sized radioactive tsunami by underwater explosion to destroy enemy naval strike groups and major operational ports."  

UK: The Royal Navy uses REMUS UUVs to combat underwater mines. In addition, the Navy has the HECLA drones "to provide accurate situational awareness of the underwater battlespace. 

France: The country's Ministry of Defense ordered a large-scale "Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle" demonstrator earlier this year to provide an "operational response to new areas of [possible] conflict and asymmetric combat."

India: The Asian nation's navy has signaled interest in procuring 12 extra-large underwater drones, with a domestically produced prototype expected to be ready by 2025.



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