Flying submarine is coming to reality. Chinese military develops a new drone that can operate underwater and under airborne conditions. The system's weight is 7,8 tons. And it's developed with electro-optical systems, synthetic aperture radars, and antiship weapons. The wingspan of that unmanned drone is about 20 meters.
The details of that system are: "The unmanned aircraft features a wingspan of 20.5 meters, has a maximum takeoff weight of 7.8 tons, and is capable of carrying a wide range of payloads, including electro-optic systems, synthetic aperture radar, early warning radars, electronic reconnaissance systems, air-to-ground missiles and bombs, anti-radiation missiles and loitering munitions." (https://americanmilitarynews.com/China developed flying submarine drones to cripple warships: Report)
The quadcopters and other drones that can operate underwater and airborne are not new. Those drones can slip into the closed area and search for interesting things.
Recon drones can eavesdrop on buildings by using laser microphones. And film computer screens. But those drones can also be armed. They can use to destroy electronics or eliminate enemy commanders.
Even a pizza-delivery drone can turn into a lightweight attack device very easily. The operators must replace pizza boxes with remote-operating rocket launchers. And that kind of system can offer deadly surprises. Maybe they are not so effective in the battle zone. But actors like drug cartels might use that kind of system.
The fact is that drones are a great opportunity but they are also a big threat to security. The tinderbox-size drone can equip with small-caliber guns. And those kinds of extremely small drones are hard to detect. Operators can throw that drone from a high-flying cargo plane and that kind of system can pass the security of the targets very easily. Operators can control those drones over the internet. And they can be thousands of kilometers away from the operating zones.
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