The British military purchases a new batch of underwater smart equipment

China News Service, London, November 10 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) The British Ministry of Defense announced on the 10th that it will invest 90 million pounds to purchase a batch of new unmanned submarines, detection sensors and supporting artificial intelligence monitoring systems, which will be used by the Navy to protect submarine optical cables and energy pipelines in the North Atlantic waters, and to conduct underwater target searches.

The project is called "Atlantic Network" and is part of the first phase of the British Army's "Atlantic Fortress" plan. This autonomous system network can be deployed in coordination with the British manned ships, relying on artificial intelligence technology to integrate underwater collection data, automatically generate sea area situation information, push early warning signals to anti-submarine warships and nuclear submarines in advance, and make up for the monitoring blind spots of traditional maritime patrols. The relevant procurement framework agreement has been signed with local British companies.

The trans-oceanic submarine cables laid on the seabed of the North Atlantic carry most of the world's cross-border data transmissions, and their security has always attracted attention from the international community. In recent years, many NATO countries have continued to increase investment in underwater surveillance. The underwater activities and defense games of all parties in this sea area have attracted continued attention from the outside world. The British Army's purchase of new unmanned monitoring equipment is also regarded as part of the adjustment of regional underwater defense forces. (over)