China’s large unmanned ship “Orca” made its first public appearance at the Zhuhai Air Show, indicating that China is actively exploring the innovative use of unmanned equipment in naval battles in the future time.
Interviewed mainland Chinese scholars believe that the appearance of the “killer whale” is of great importance to rich naval discourses. However, Taiwanese scholars emphasized that it is still necessary to observe the level of intelligence of the “killer whale”, and whether it can make decisions independently is the main indicator for evaluating combat effectiveness.
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on Monday (November 11), the “Orca” has a total length of 58 meters, a width of 23 meters, a displacement of 500 tons, a maximum endurance of 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 kilometers), high stealth characteristics speed, and firepower over the horizon It has independent combat capabilities such as strike, air and anti-missile defense, submarine surveillance and attack.
Judging from the photos on the site, the “Orca” adopts a trimaran design with a sci-fi shape, which is good for resisting wind and waves. But unlike the last one, the shell “Orca” is tilted inward and it is obvious that it is designed to be stealthy Due to the larger tonnage, there are more payloads and more functions he is rich.
CCTV military reports said that the “Orca” is equipped with an active phased array radar with extremely strong detection capabilities, which can perform tracking, guidance and other functions, and can also carry unmanned helicopters.
Li Yaqiang, a military expert in Beijing and a former naval colonel, analyzed in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the “Orca” is an offensive platform for offshore combat. of the Air Force drone.
“Loyal Wingman” is an autonomous drone formation system that can be used for tasks that are too difficult or dangerous to protect manned platforms.
Li Yaqiang pointed out that the “Orca” is equipped with a universal vertical launch system, which can be equipped with anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles or anti-submarine weapons. according to different mission types, with a strong emphasis on practicality.
In fact, as early as the 13th Zhuhai Air Show in 2021, the “Killer Whale” was revealed as a simple model and did not attract much attention. However, after only three years, the “Orca” took part in the exhibition in physical form, which shows that China is putting great emphasis on naval warfare without personnel.
The People’s Liberation Army Daily published an article last month saying that Western military powers are placing great emphasis on the development of unmanned forces. On the surface, the extensive and widespread use of high- unmanned combat floors, but behind it shows the movement of today. war jobs turned into unemployed jobs.
Taiwanese military expert Qi Leyi pointed out in an interview that the transition in combat methods to unmanned operations means that the number and even the functions of unmanned combat platforms are not the most important indicators.
Qi Leyi analyzed that most of the unmanned combat platforms are in a “weak intelligence” state that requires human control, and there is little difference between countries. China still has advantages in production capacity and volume, but intelligence is an advantage for the US military.
The US military’s X-47B carrier-based drone has achieved autonomous aerial refueling without personnel, and the F-16 “Vestal” fighter is controlled by artificial intelligence on at least more than 20 combat aircraft air, but there is no information that China is similar. tests are also done.
Li Yaqiang believes that China’s navy still needs to learn from the world’s most advanced technologies, but in terms of its current intelligence development, it has reached a stage where it is necessary to prevent co- artificial intelligence decisions at an ethical level.
2024-11-12 15:44:00
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