China unveiled a video of their flying submarines, which are employed in asymmetrical offense to strike and destroy surface ships.
A video showcasing the Longbow 1 and Longbow 2 flying torpedo advances was released on the public account of the Harbin Engineering University. According to the Eurasian Times, the platform was seen to fly out of the sea.
China's Flying Submarine
While the Longbow 2 is equipped with a folding wing design, the Longbow 1 has a fixed wing. Both have been created at the state level by the Laboratory of Underwater Robotics at Harbin Engineering University. Both drone torpedoes have a one kilogram payload capacity and can dive up to 100 meters.
The tests took place in the Longfengshan Reservoir in Wuchang City on October 1. For 40 seconds, these flying submarines remain underwater before plunging further and angling for takeoff.
According to Wang Boaxu, water is a different kind of medium for transportation than air since it is significantly denser. Wind, waves, and currents provide compounded interference, which trans-medium UAVs that swim and fly must adjust for.
To assess the LB-1 and LB-2's performance in flight and the water, HEU's designers used simulations using CFD technology. The UAV will be heavier because technical director and Doctoral student Sun Xiangren added a unique material to withstand underwater pressure at longer depths.
A sturdy, lightweight material is necessary to make the drone lighter since if it is too heavy, takeoff will be slower. He continued by saying that to make the flying submarines lighter than metal, they developed a novel sort of carbon fiber composite material.
Nine times, Longbow 2's folding wings were altered to improve the drone's stability. In the test, it was able to take flight in less than six seconds after leaping out of the water to attack surface boats.
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Flying Submarines as Air Defense System
Chinese flying submersibles were the latest breakthroughs, according to an earlier source that also included PK defense. A team from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in eastern China claimed to have a prototype submarine drone last August that was capable of 120 kph flight.
Hybrid trans-media boats, according to one unnamed Northwestern Polytechnical University researcher working on a related technology, might approach Mach 1 speed, particularly for military development.
According to a military expert, such asymmetrical vessels are intended for asymmetrical offensive and to undermine a carrier battle group's defenses. He noted that contemporary warships' robust defenses can eliminate aircraft, missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as per SCMP via MSN.
By diving beneath, then soaring, and then diving under again, flying submarines can change their assault strategies and trick radar systems. These drones can survive longer, and the confusion will confound the ship's battle computer. Due to how it strikes a target, an asymmetrical offense that uses flying submarines would cause difficulty for surface boats.
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