China has launched a revolutionary unmanned vessel called the “Blue Whale,” capable of traveling at high speeds on the ocean surface and diving underwater for extended missions.
The launch took place on April 28 in Zhuhai, a coastal city in South China’s Guangdong province.
The vessel is developed by Zhuhai Yunzhou Tech in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is the world’s first of its kind- a high-speed, submersible unmanned surface vehicle designed to work both above and below the sea.
The hybrid vessel is 11 meters long and has a displacement of 12 tonnes. On the surface, it can reach speeds of up to 36 knots- a speed similar to some naval destroyers and torpedoes- making it suitable for fast deployment over long distances.
Once near its mission area, it can dive as deep as 60 meters and remain underwater in a suspended state for over 30 days.
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