How unmanned combat subverts naval warfare

How unmanned combat subverts naval warfare

Unmanned combat systems at sea include unmanned submersibles, unmanned surface boats and unmanned aerial vehicles. They are recognized as one of the equipment to change the rules of future naval warfare games. The major naval countries in the world are actively developing unmanned combat systems at sea, and there are many models in service and under construction, which have become important equipment in the naval equipment system.

I think there are three main reasons why unmanned combat systems at sea are so popular. First, there is a strong military demand for unmanned combat systems in future maritime operations; second, related technologies have made great progress; and third, the price is relatively low. With the development of information technology and intelligent technology, the unmanned combat system at sea has made great progress, especially the wide application of intelligent unmanned combat system in the field of naval warfare, which will once again trigger the revolution of naval warfare.

The development of unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats can be traced back to more than 65,438+000 years ago, and the application of unmanned submersibles appeared in the 1950s. However, due to the backward technology and limited functions at that time, their development has been slow, so we can call it the exploration stage. By the 1980s, unmanned systems used in mine warfare and marine environmental investigation gradually entered a stage of rapid development with the progress of technology.

1994, the U.S navy officially included unmanned submersible in its development plan. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a roadmap for UAV development, and in 2007, the U.S. Navy issued the first master plan for unmanned boats. The promulgation of these strategic documents marks that the US military unmanned combat system has entered a mature stage.

20 14 the United States put forward the "third offset strategy", which clearly regards unmanned system technology as one of the technical fields to change the rules of war, and takes autonomous learning, man-machine collaborative decision-making, manned-unmanned contract formation and network empowerment as the key development directions of unmanned combat systems, thus unmanned systems enter the stage of intelligent development.

The characteristics of intelligent unmanned system are: autonomous control, autonomous cooperation and few people control. After the unmanned system is intelligent to a certain extent, it will no longer complete simple and repetitive tasks according to preset procedures and human control, but basically decide all kinds of actions and tactical actions by itself, and can plan the flight path independently, decide how to complete the assigned tasks, and cooperate with people or other platforms.

With the wide application of unmanned combat system, the naval equipment system has quietly changed, accounting for an increasing proportion and playing an increasingly important role, which has also had a far-reaching impact on the operational concept and style.

It is conceivable that in the future naval battle, a large number of different types of unmanned equipment will be deployed in multi-dimensional space, and the combat space will be monitored and reconnaissance at all times. The obtained information will be shared on the network after intelligent processing, and the behaviors such as engagement, command and evaluation will be decided by the intelligent system independently, and anti-ship missiles, air defense missiles and underwater weapons will be controlled and guided by unmanned systems.

UAV, surface unmanned boat, underwater vehicle and submarine preset system form a three-dimensional engagement network, which will play a vital role in the war. Unmanned combat system is developing at an unprecedented speed. It is certain that the future war will be an intelligent war, and the unmanned system at sea will play an important role in the war and have a great impact on the naval warfare mode.