Weapons

Russia’s Poseidon underwater drone can hit at least 200km/h – reports

Poseidon, Russia’s brand new underwater drone, will be able to travel at a whopping speed of up to 200km/h (125mph) and dive as deep as 1km to pierce any defenses, reports say.

The unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) “could penetrate any submarine warfare countermeasures and other enemy defense systems due to a fully autonomous control system,” a source within the military revealed to the TASS news agency.

It also shed some more light on the secretive weapon, many features of which are classified.

Poseidon will be able to dive at over 1km (0.6 miles) and at such depth the engine can propel her to 200km/h, the source added. “Taken altogether, intellectual and propulsion capabilities will make the vehicle invincible and make sure that it hits the target.”

The secretive torpedo is to be carried by a nuclear-propelled submarine of the Russian Navy.

While Poseidon’s velocity and maximum diving depth may seem surprising to the public, the technologies developed in the Soviet times may give clues as to how it became possible.