The Chinese company Poly Technologies presented a new generation of military unmanned boats A45 at NAVDEX 2023.
According to the Naval News website, the new A45 boats are designed to be used as military drones used for patrol and surveillance, search and rescue operations, operations for transporting cargo to ships and naval bases, as well as to assist in anti-piracy operations and smuggling. drugs and weapons. .
Poly Technologies experts noted that the new boats can be used to support combat operations, as they are equipped with weapons systems, made of special materials that are difficult to detect by radar, and can be controlled remotely using computers, and can also be equipped with instructions that allow them to perform their tasks on their own without prompting.
Each of the A45 boats is about 7.5 m long, 2.6 m wide and has a displacement of 4.6 tons. In addition, it is equipped with a pair of engines, allowing it to move at a speed of 40 knots. equipped with 12.7 mm machine guns.
Source: Russia Square
