At
"Army-2015” International Military-Technical Forum, Russia's
United Instrument Corporation unveiled the Glider-T Autonomous Underwater
Vehicle (AUV) which can navigate without GLONASS, the Russian version
of GPS (Global Position System). The AUV will be able to locate passing
ships by their sound, carry out radio-location warfare tasks, imitate
false targets, interfere with the operation of enemy hydro-location
and other hydro-acoustic equipment, according to Sputnik International.
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The Glider-T
is capable of working in an autonomous regime up to 180 days, either
independently or in groups and set a route without human intervention.
For the first time in the creation of such an apparatus, technology
has been used which allows the Glider-T to navigate underwater without
GLONASS signals which are not accessible underwater.
The robotized apparatus was developed by the Compass Moscow Design Bureau
and constructed from highly durable and comparatively light material,
impervious to the effects of sea water and oil. It is fitted with an
innovative engine allowing the apparatus to travel undetected by modern
detection systems.
At the desire of the client, the Glider can be fitted with a variety
of apparatus: sensors, gauges and measuring devices. The apparatus can
patrol a specific area of water, take water samples and define the level
of pollution, take photographs and transfer the information to computer
technology by means of GSM modem or satellite system.
The “Army-2015” International Military-Technical forum took
place from the 16th to the 19th June, in Patriot Military Park of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Kubinka near Moscow. The exhibition
displayed new examples of armaments, military and specialized technology,
material and technical logistics for army activities and provisions.
The forum has brought together the leading enterprises of the Russian
industrial defence complex, scientific research institutes, civil and
military universities, as well as foreign defence manufacturers. |
