Royal Navy tests hi-tech underwater gliders capable of revealing 'hiding places' of deadly Russian submarines
RUSSIAN submarines prowling the north Atlantic will soon have no place to hide thanks to a hi-tech underwater glider being tested for the Royal Navy.
By Tom Cotterill
Monday, 4th May 2020, 1:10 pm
The sophisticated unmanned vehicle can dive to depths of 1,000m and reveal critical data about the ocean, helping to lift the veil on natural hiding places used by stealth boats.
The news comes amid a worrying surge of Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic, which has prompted concerns from British naval top brass.
Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd, former captain of Britain’s £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, previously described the increase as both ‘frightening’ and ‘eye-watering’.
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/royal-navy-tests-hi-tech-underwater-gliders-capable-revealing-hiding-places-deadly-russian-submarines-2841819
