"As the tech war moves forward amid fighting in Ukraine, Russia's Black Sea Fleet is testing new jamming-resistant naval drones guided by fiber-optic cables. State media outlet TASS reported that the fleet received uncrewed vessels for trials, with combat testing scheduled for September. Both Russia and Ukraine have been experimenting with naval drones and drones with fiber-optic controls, which are immune to electronic warfare tactics. The two sides are racing to expand their fleets of uncrewed systems and blunt each other's innovations."
"Alexey Chadayev, the general director of the Ushkuynik Research and Production Center, the company that developed these new drones, said that these systems can be used for one-way attacks, as an aircraft carrier for aerial drones, and to fight Ukraine's own naval drones, Russian media reported. Chadayev said that the new drone has a protected fiber-optic cable that spins off a wheel that can be reinforced. The cable is heavy, and it sinks to the bottom as the reel unwinds, he said."
Russia's Black Sea Fleet is testing new naval uncrewed vessels guided by protected fiber-optic cables, with combat trials scheduled for September. The systems are described as jamming-resistant and capable of one-way attacks, serving as sea-based carriers for aerial drones, and countering Ukrainian naval drones. The fiber-optic cable is deployed from a reinforced reel, is heavy, and sinks to the seabed as it unwinds. Both Russia and Ukraine are developing naval drones and fiber-optic-controlled systems that resist electronic warfare. Uncrewed systems have been widely used in the Ukraine war, including aerial, ground, and naval drones, with Ukraine previously pioneering naval drone tactics.
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