Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, funding and a captured Chinese. UUV.
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, funding and a captured Chinese. UUV.
The US Congress, via the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has proposed a bill that will ensure up to US$150 billion for defence spending for the remainder of this year with allocations of over US $1.8 billion for the manufacture of medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), US $1.3 billion for the development of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs), and US$188.36 million for the development and testing of maritime robotic autonomous systems and enabling technologies.
Another US $250 million will go to the development of wave-powered UUVs like the Slocum glider which looked as though the Chinese have copied its design, with a glider-type UUV found near the Philippines and looking much like captured Slocum gliders, with Chinese lettering marking “HY-119” and “HY-L0119” on the rear of the underwater UUV.
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In 2009, the first transatlantic UUV with no engine to propel it forward rode the ocean currents and made a series of 10,000 dives and ascents. Descents involved pumping a small volume of water into the glider's nose, causing it to sink 150 to 180 meters down the water column. Ascending involved the reverse: pumping approximately a cup of water into the tail, causing a glide upwards. This pattern of dive-and-ascend cycles continued for 4,600 miles as it crossed the Atlantic.
Once the Slocum glider is deployed, it can easily be controlled from anywhere through web-based piloting tools. This allows fleets of gliders to be operated remotely with minimal personnel and infrastructure.
:Chinese submarine drone found in Masbate, deep inside the Philippines archipelago
—Asian Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) January 2, 2025
A Navy official confirmed on Thursday that a Chinese submarine drone, marked HY 119 yellow, was recovered approximately 9 kilometers from San Pascual, Masbate, at around 6:15 a.m. on 30 December.… pic.twitter.com/uBFeDSyCs3
