The American company General Atomics unveiled two new long-range underwater drones. Ranger and GA-Ray.
General Atomics concepts show the launch of such systems from areas of Guam and Okinawa with the possibility of operating in areas of the first chain of islands and off the coast of China.
The devices are intended for:
covert intelligence;
definition of mines;
prominent;.
Launching groups of small underwater UAVs.
Depending on the configuration, Ranger and GA-Ray will be able to carry between 16 and 96 small underwater vehicles, creating a distributed surveillance and attack network in the ocean.
The length of the Ranger is up to 41 m. His autonomy can reach a few years.
GA-Ray is a more compact platform, about 6.7 m long, designed to operate for weeks to months.