The "Rim of the Pacific-22" joint military exercise is currently underway. In this year's joint military exercise, new weapons and equipment continue to be unveiled. According to US media reports, the US Navy dispatched four unmanned surface ships to participate in this joint military exercise. This is also the first time that unmanned surface ships have appeared in the "Rim of the Pacific" joint military exercise. It is reported that the four unmanned surface ships come from the newly established First Unmanned Surface Ship Division of the U.S. Navy. This unit received a designation on May 13 this year.
Daley, commander of the 1st Division of Unmanned Surface Ships, said in an interview with the media that the U.S. Navy dispatched unmanned surface ships in this joint military exercise for two main considerations. On the one hand, it is to test the unmanned surface ships. The performance and reliability provide some development ideas for the Pentagon's future unmanned surface ship project. On the other hand, participating in this joint military exercise aims to improve the joint combat capabilities of unmanned surface ships and manned warships.
Daly said that joint operations between unmanned surface ships and manned warships will be the mainstream combat method in future naval battles. With the development of unmanned surface ship technology, they will be able to perform more and more tasks, and can perform to a certain extent to replace manned warships. Daly said that compared with manned warships, unmanned surface ships have many advantages. For example, they can perform some high-risk tasks, have relatively low cost of use, and can be used on a large scale in actual combat. In addition, during the interview, Daley also mentioned China’s unmanned surface ships.
Daly said that he knew that China’s unmanned surface ship had been launched, but he would not comment on its performance for the time being. Daly claimed that judging from the photos circulating on the Internet, China's unmanned surface ships are somewhat similar to those of the United States, but now the United States will focus on building its own unmanned surface ships and will not devote too much attention to its opponents. development progress. It is reported that China’s first 100-ton unmanned surface ship was tested in the waters near Zhoushan, Zhejiang in early June this year.
It is reported that China’s unmanned surface ship is more than 40 meters long and has a series of advantages such as fast speed, high level of intelligence, good stealth capabilities and low operating noise. Experts said that the ship's comprehensive strength has reached the world's leading level. With the development of artificial intelligence technology in the future, there is room for further improvement in the performance of China's unmanned surface ships. Experts said that the ship has broad application prospects, including maritime patrol, sea state monitoring and intelligence collection.
Faced with the rapid development of China’s unmanned surface ships, Daly said that the U.S. Navy currently has no plans to deploy unmanned surface ships in the Indo-Pacific region. The use of U.S. Navy unmanned surface ships is still in the initial exploration stage. Inability to perform formal tasks.
