Ukraine is revolutionizing naval warfare in the Black Sea with the deployment of advanced naval drones. The country has modified its Sea Baby unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to lay 180-kilogram sea mines, which have already damaged at least four Russian ships, including the Pavel Derzhavin Patrol and the Samum corvette. These drones have been equipped by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and have successfully conducted remote mining operations, including the world's first such operation in 2023. The SBU's Sea Baby drones planted over 15 underwater mines near Crimea, targeting enemy warships. One drone hauled a mine 250 miles before returning to port. Ukraine plans to create squadrons of up to 20 naval drones, each with separate functions, to replicate the capabilities of a full-fledged warship. This innovative approach, led by Vasyl Malyuk's team, is significantly hampering Russian naval operations in the region.
Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says https://t.co/V3zgD4No8T
Ukraine’s Tech Hub Develops AI-Driven #Drone Swarms to Combat Russian Forces Ukraine is about to deploy an AI-powered drone swarm that can work together to destroy Russian tanks and gather #intelligence. https://t.co/lnPHVjmYTh
⚡️The Security Service of #Ukraine has equipped its #SeaBaby drones with the capability to remotely mine maritime routes, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to publication, this tactic has already destroyed four Russian ships.
The Security Service of Ukraine modified Sea Baby drones to plant bottom mines, - WSJ. Vasyl Malyuk's team modified the Sea Baby to install 180kg plastic marine mines that are difficult to detect. They have already blown up at least 4 Russian ships.
⚡ Ukrainian drones have used a novel tactic to disable Russian ships in the Black Sea by planting underwater mines via remote mining operations. https://t.co/JkewNvRvID
"The architect of Ukraine’s groundbreaking naval drone program said that the attack marked a first in warfare: The Russian ship had been disabled by a mine laid by a Ukrainian unmanned craft that had hauled it some 250 miles before returning to port." https://t.co/iU4NxEjJ3l
How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Black Sea - @WSJ https://t.co/URH24uLDZU
💣 Ukraine's Security Service drones plant over 15 underwater mines near Crimea and damage 4 Russian ships, WSJ reports https://t.co/ogLdU3Yd9D
Ukraine is rewriting the book on drone warfare with its fleet of unmanned seagoing vessels https://t.co/nEks08oxvp https://t.co/nEks08oxvp
In 2023, the SBU successfully conducted the world's first remote mining operation using naval drones, hitting four Russian ships. Sea Baby naval drones laid about 15 underwater mines, each weighing 180 kg, near Crimea, targeting enemy warships. Ukraine plans to create detachments… https://t.co/aj5fLWmfAB
🚤💣 SBU modified "Sea Baby" drones. They were equipped with 180-kilogram sea plastic mines, which are difficult to detect. They have already blown up at least 4 Russian ships, - WSJ https://t.co/O9cCn9csQG
🚤🇺🇦 Ukraine to create squadrons of up to 20 naval drones with separate functions, which in combination repeat the capabilities of one full-fledged warship, — WSJ https://t.co/x5CTFcw04b
Ukraine modified its Sea Baby USVs. They can now lay 180 kg sea mines, which are difficult to detect. They already have at least 4 blown up Russian ships. Russian corvette Samum was disabled by a mine in the fall of 2023. This was the first case. Then Pavel Derzhavin Patrol… https://t.co/gfRKLlO2It
How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Black Sea https://t.co/b4TdibspOE
Ukraine is rewriting the book on drone warfare with its fleet of unmanned seagoing vessels. https://t.co/izl51n0dBX
Aerial drones and uncrewed surface vessel are hampering Russian naval operations in the Black Sea and rewriting the playbook for maritime war planners. https://t.co/0RURT7n3FM