"Civilian" ships will soon be able to transport swarms of UAVs - The Telegraph
Date: 2024-06-28 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: MILITARY ASSISTANCE
"Civilian" ships will soon be able to transport swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. This is stated in the material of The Telegraph.
It is noted that the German defense concern Rheinmetall is proposing a new form of weapon: a standard transport container that can hold 126 attack drones, and if one company publicly discusses the idea, "others are also considering it, and the implications for naval warfare could be significant."
"While drones are far from new, they are now clearly a trend of travel for militaries around the world. Everyone is investing in uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and below the surface to perform missions ranging from logistics to surveillance to creation obstacles before strike. This is not necessarily because they are better than the alternatives, but because they are cheaper. With the defense budgets of most NATO countries under pressure, this is important,” the publication writes.
According to the author of the article, the need to defend against attacks by “flocks” of UAVs is also outdated. But having a containerized deployment method is a new method.
"Defending against this can cause problems, the most obvious of which is that 126 is often more than a number you can handle. Modern radars will have no problem tracking them all, but many defense systems will quickly run out of missiles and bullets," it says in the article.
