Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    China
    Home / China / Innovation

    Unmanned vessels alter sea battles

    By Zhao Lei | China Daily | Updated: 2018-06-05 09:32
    Share
    Share - WeChat

    Technical demonstration shows value of vehicles, company says

    A still image of the video. Click to watch the video.

    China has earned a reputation in the research and development of unmanned vehicles, ranging from aerial combat drones to robotic pack mules capable of combat as well as carrying cargo.

    Now, Chinese engineers have started eyeing unmanned surface vessels, typically small boats that can be remotely controlled or operate autonomously.

    Oceanalph, a maker of unmanned surface vessels in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, recently staged a technological demonstration involving 56 miniature unmanned boats off the Wanshan Archipelago in the South China Sea.

    The test, including formation maneuvers and a task assignment, was aimed at verifying the unmanned boats' ability to work together. It also displayed the huge potential of unmanned vessels in future naval warfare, Oceanalph said in a statement.

    The company published a video about the test on Chinese websites, showing the boats sailing quickly in groups and moving agilely. During the test, they formed the shape of an aircraft carrier as well as two Chinese characters "junmin", referring to the integrated development of civilian and defense sectors.

    A leading firm in the unmanned vessel industry in China, Oceanalph said the technologies to coordinate multiple unmanned vessels are crucial and the test indicated the deployment of boat drone swarms, called a "shark-pack tactic" by the company, will be a trump card and overwhelm enemies in sea battles.

    Though the company did not reveal the location of its recent test, it is believed it took place in the Wanshan Marine Test Field, construction of which began in mid-February.

    With investment from several parties, including the Zhuhai city government and Oceanalph, the test field - the first of its kind in Asia - will cover 771.6 square kilometers upon completion, becoming the world's largest test site for unmanned ships, according to the China Classification Society, one of the project's funders.

    Zhang Yunfei, founder and chairman of Oceanalph, said his company has all the core technologies for unmanned vessels and has performed the world's largest sea demonstration of unmanned boats.

    He said unmanned vessels have a wide range of civilian and military applications, noting they will play an important role in safeguarding the nation's maritime interests.

    Dozens of State-owned defense contractors, universities, institutes and private enterprises have been involved in the unmanned vessel industry.

    In December, Harbin Engineering University in Heilongjiang province and HiSIBI, a Shenzhen-based private firm specializing in manned boats, announced that they have developed the world's fastest unmanned vessel, which can travel at about 93 kilometers per hour at sea.

    The Tianxing 1 has a fullload displacement of 7.5 metric tons and uses oil and electricity for propulsion. It has entered mass production and has been delivered to users, according to the developers.

    Globally, the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel have all invested heavily in the development and deployment of unmanned vessels, planning to take advantage of the new platform in future naval operations.

    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
     
    无码国模国产在线无码精品国产自在久国产| 亚洲精品无码日韩国产不卡?V| 中文字幕亚洲综合小综合在线| 大桥久未无码吹潮在线观看| 亚洲不卡中文字幕无码| 欧洲Av无码放荡人妇网站| 久久久久亚洲AV无码专区首JN| 暖暖免费日本在线中文| 国产精品午夜福利在线无码| 亚洲精品无码精品mV在线观看| 中文在线最新版天堂8| 亚洲AV蜜桃永久无码精品| 国产AV无码专区亚洲Av| 亚洲国产精品无码专区| 制服中文字幕一区二区| 最好看的中文字幕2019免费| 亚洲一区无码精品色| 狠狠精品干练久久久无码中文字幕| 无码人妻精品一区二区三区66| 亚洲午夜国产精品无码老牛影视| 一本精品中文字幕在线| 日韩精品一区二区三区中文字幕| 色综合久久中文综合网| 天堂…中文在线最新版在线| 亚洲成a人在线看天堂无码| 爽到高潮无码视频在线观看| 久久99精品久久久久久hb无码| 无码国产福利av私拍| 亚洲精品无码不卡在线播放HE| 无码八A片人妻少妇久久| 无码人妻丰满熟妇区BBBBXXXX| 中文字幕一区二区三区在线不卡| 久久久久久无码国产精品中文字幕 | 国产成人无码一区二区在线观看| 日本高清免费中文在线看| 中文字幕成人免费视频| 亚洲伊人久久综合中文成人网 | 人妻无码久久一区二区三区免费 | 无码人妻精品一区二区三区在线| 亚洲AV无码成人精品区天堂 | 午夜无码中文字幕在线播放|